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mac⋅u⋅la lu⋅te⋅a

  [mak-yuh-luh loo-tee-uh]
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–noun, plural mac⋅u⋅lae lu⋅te⋅ae  [mak-yuh-lee loo-tee-ee, mak-yuh-lahy loo-tee-ahy] .
macula (def. 2b).
Origin:
1840–50; < NL: lit., yellow macula; see macula, luteous
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mac⋅u⋅la

  [mak-yuh-luh]
–noun, plural -lae  [-lee] .
1. a spot or blotch, esp. on one's skin; macule.
2. Ophthalmology.
a. an opaque spot on the cornea.
b. Also called macula lutea, yellow spot. an irregularly oval, yellow-pigmented area on the central retina, containing color-sensitive rods and the central point of sharpest vision.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L: spot, blemish

Related forms:
mac⋅u⋅lar, adjective
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macula lu·te·a   (lōō'tē-ə)   
n.   pl. maculae lu·te·ae (lōō'tē-ē')
A minute yellowish area containing the forea centralis located near the center of the retina of the eye at which visual perception is most acute. Also called yellow spot.

[New Latin macula lūtea : Latin macula, spot + Latin lūtea, yellow.]
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Main Entry: mac·u·la
Pronunciation: 'mak-y&-l&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural mac·u·lae /-"lE,-"lI/ also mac·u·las
1 : any spot or blotch; especially : MACULE2
2 : an anatomical structure having the form of a spot differentiated from surrounding tissues: as a : MACULA ACUSTICA b : MACULALUTEA

Main Entry: macula lu·tea
Pronunciation: -'lüt-E-&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural maculae lu·te·ae /-E-"E,-E-"I/
: a small yellowish area lying slightly lateral to the center of the retina that constitutes the region of maximum visual acuity and is made up almost wholly of retinal conescalled also yellow spot
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macula mac·u·la (māk'yə-lə)
n. pl. mac·u·las or mac·u·lae (-lē')

  1. Also mac·ule (-y&oomacr;l') A spot, stain, or blemish, especially an area of discoloration on the skin caused by excess or lack of pigment.

  2. A small area distinguishable from the surrounding tissue.

  3. The macula lutea.

mac'u·lar adj.

macula lutea macula lu·te·a (l&oomacr;'tē-ə)
n. pl. maculae lu·te·ae (l&oomacr;'tē-ē')
A minute yellowish area containing the fovea centralis located near the center of the retina of the eye, at which visual perception is most acute. Also called macula retinae, Soemmering's spot, yellow spot.

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macula   (māk'yə-lə)  Pronunciation Key 
Plural maculae (māk'yə-lē') or maculas

  1. A minute yellowish area located near the center of the retina of the eye, at which visual perception is most acute.

  2. A discolored spot on the skin that is not elevated above the surface.


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