Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An opaque spot on the cornea.
- noun The macula lutea.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A spot; a blotch.
from 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 (Zoöl.) A rather large spot or blotch of color.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy An
oval yellow spot near the center of theretina of thehuman eye ,histologically defined as having two or morelayers ofganglion cells, responsible for detailed centralvision . - noun A spot, as on the
skin , or on thesurface of thesun or of some otherluminous orb . - noun A rather
large spot orblotch ofcolor . - noun In
planetary geology , an unusuallydark area on thesurface of aplanet ormoon .
from 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
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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And right in the middle of that, the highest priced real estate, is actually something known as the macula, which is the very back of the eye.
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The disease strikes the center of the retina, called the macula, which is especially important for reading, watching television, and recognizing faces.
jeffazi commented on the word macula
*small spot on skin - in physiology, a small pigmented spot on the skin that is neither raised nor depressed
*yellow spot near the retina - in ophthalmology,
a small yellowish spot in the middle of the retina that provides the greatest visual acuity and color
*astronomy - same as sunspot
October 31, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word macula
(see also maculae)
October 11, 2008