macular

[mak-yuh-luh] Origin

mac·u·la

[mak-yuh-luh]
noun, plural mac·u·lae [-lee] .
1.
a spot or blotch, especially 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; Middle English < Latin: spot, blemish

mac·u·lar, adjective
mul·ti·mac·u·lar, adjective
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macula or macule (ˈmækjʊlə, ˈmækjuːl)
 
n , pl -ulae, -ules
1.  a small spot or area of distinct colour, esp the macula lutea
2.  any small discoloured spot or blemish on the skin, such as a freckle
 
[C14: from Latin]
 
macule or macule (ˈmækjʊlə, ˈmækjuːl, -jʊˌliː)
 
n
 
[C14: from Latin]
 
'macular or macule
 
adj

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macular
1822, from macula.
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