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Definitions for Macula

[1] a spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.
[2] Ophthalmology . an opaque spot on the cornea. 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.
[3] a small spot or area of distinct colour, esp the macula lutea
[4] any small discoloured spot or blemish on the skin, such as a freckle

Words related to Macula

freckle, blot, bruise, wart, blotch, smudge, imperfection, pimple, snag, stigma, stain, scar, discoloration, blemish, mole, disgrace, disfigurement, chip, birthmark, second

Words nearby Macula

macrostructure, macrotia, macrotous, macruran, macrurous, macula, macula adherens, macula atrophica, macula cerulea, macula corneae, macula cribrosa

Origin of Macula

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: spot, blemish

Other words from Macula

mac·u·lar , adjective
mul·ti·mac·u·lar , adjective
mac′ u•lar adj.

Word origin for Macula

C14: from Latin

Synonyms for Macula

blot, blotch, bruise, discoloration, freckle, imperfection, pimple, scar, smudge, snag, stain, stigma, wart, birthmark, blackhead, blister, bloom, blur, brand, bug, catch, chip, cicatrix, defacement, defect, deformity, dent, disfigurement, disgrace, dishonor, eyesore, fault, hickey, impurity, lentigo, lump, maculation, mark, mole, nevus, nodule, patch, pock, pockmark, second, sight, speck, speckle, spot, taint, tarnish, vice, whitehead, zit, beauty spot, blot on the landscape