macula

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Synonyms: macule, facula, bacula, matula, macul, dacula, mamula, masula, maula, marula, mascula

Antonyms: macule, facula, bacula, matula, macul, dacula, mamula, masula, maula, marula, mascula

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|anatomy}} An [[oval]] [[yellow]] [[spot]] near the center of the [[retina]] of the [[human]] [[eye]], [[histologically]] defined as having two or more [[layer]]s of [[ganglion]] cells, responsible for detailed central [[vision]].
2. {{lb|en|anatomy|biology}} A small [[chamber]] of the [[inner ear]] of certain [[vertebrate]]s 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]].

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