Macula

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. An opaque spot on the cornea.
  • noun. The macula lutea.
  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A spot; a blotch.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also macule.
  • noun. A rather large spot or blotch of color.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.
  • noun. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb.
  • noun. A rather large spot or blotch of color.
  • noun. In planetary geology, an unusually dark area on the surface of a planet or moon.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision
  • noun. a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases
  • noun. a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field
  • Word Usage
    "Yellow and orange foods helps the eye (vision) the retinal macula is yellowish/orange in color so this helps Macular Degeneration, blues and red food helps the heart and circulatory conditions."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    area  dapple  fleck  maculation  patch  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    spot  
    variant
    maculae  macule