Dictionary

macula en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmæk.jə.lə/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmæk.jᵿ.lə/ (UK)

Etymology

From Middle English macula (“spot on the skin or in the eye”), borrowed from Latin macula (“spot, stain”). Doublet of macchia and macule.

Meanings

1. 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.
2. A small chamber of the inner ear of certain vertebrates filled with endolymph and containing an otolith.
3. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb.
4. A rather large spot or blotch of color.
5. In planetary geology, an unusually dark area on the surface of a planet or moon.

Forms

Deriveds

macular · lagenar macula · hemimacula · maculopathy

Relateds

macula lutea (oval yellow spot near the center of the retina) · macular (oval yellow spot near the center of the retina)

Translations (37)

fi läiskä (large blot or splotch) · ca màcula (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · ru ма́кула (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · de Gelber Fleck (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · pl plama (planetary geology: dark area on the surface of planet or moon) · de Makula (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · nl gele vlek (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · fi läikkä (large blot or splotch) · it macula (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · fi täplä (planetary geology: dark area on the surface of planet or moon) · ja 黄斑 (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · pl plama (large blot or splotch) · pl skaza (large blot or splotch) · ru жёлтое пятно́ (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · cs žlutá skvrna (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · pl plamka (spot) · fi pilkku (planetary geology: dark area on the surface of planet or moon) · pt mancha (spot) · fi täplä (spot) · fr macula lutea (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · pt mancha (large blot or splotch) · sv gul fläck (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · fi pilkku (spot) · bg петно (large blot or splotch) · bg петно (spot) · it macula (large blot or splotch) · pt mácula (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · io makulo (spot) · fi keltatäplä (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · pl plamka żółta (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · nl macula (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · el ωχρή κηλίδα (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · cmn 黃斑 /黄斑 (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · io makulo (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · fa لکهٔ زرد (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · fr macula (anatomy: yellow spot near the center of retina) · pt mácula (spot)