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macula

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Macula  \Mac"u*la\,  n.;  pl  {Macul[ae]}.  [L.,  spot,  stain,  blot. 
  See  {Mail}  armor,  and  cf  {Mackle},  {Macule}.] 
  1.  A  spot,  as  on  the  skin,  or  on  the  surface  of  the  sun  or  of 
  some  other  luminous  orb. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  rather  large  spot  or  blotch  of  color. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  macula 
  n  1:  a  cooler  darker  spot  appearing  periodically  on  the  surface 
  of  the  sun;  associated  with  a  strong  magnetic  field 
  [syn:  {sunspot}] 
  2:  a  yellowish  central  area  of  the  retina  that  is  rich  in  cones 
  [syn:  {macula  lutea},  {macular  area},  {yellow  spot}] 
  3:  a  patch  of  skin  that  is  discolored  but  not  usually  elevated; 
  caused  by  various  diseases  [syn:  {macule}]




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