mácula

  • 31mácula — Eng. Macula Ver mácula lútea …

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  • 32macula — noun (plural maculae; also las) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin Date: 14th century 1. spot, blotch; especially macule 2. an anatomical structure having the form of a spot differentiated from surrounding tissues; especially macula lutea •… …

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  • 33macula — n.; pl. maculae [L. macula, spot] 1. A colored spot of rather large size. 2. A spot level with surrounding surface. 3. (BRYOZOA: Stenolaemata) Prominences, and less commonly flat or depressed areas on colony surfaces regularly spaced among… …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 34macula — macular, adj. /mak yeuh leuh/, n., pl. maculae / lee /. 1. a spot or blotch, esp. on one s skin; macule. 2. Ophthalm. a. an opaque spot on the cornea. b. Also called macula lutea, yellow spot. an irregularly oval, yellow pigmented area on the… …

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  • 35macula — noun a) 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. b) A spot, as on the …

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  • 36macula — {{hw}}{{macula}}{{/hw}}s. f. 1 V. macchia (1). 2 (anat.) Macchia cutanea visibile a confronto col tessuto circostante | Macula lutea, area della retina dove la sensibilità visiva è massima …

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  • 37Macula — Ma|cu|la [...k...] die; , ...lae [...lɛ] <aus lat. macula »Fleck, Mal«>: 1. fleckförmiger Bezirk an od. in einem Organ (z. B. der gelbe Fleck in der Augennetzhaut). 2. umschriebene Verfärbung bzw. fleckartige Veränderung (z. B. der Haut;… …

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  • 38macula —   L. macula, spot. Leaf sheath with colored spots …

    Etymological dictionary of grasses

  • 39macula — [ makjʊlə] noun (plural maculae li:) 1》 another term for macule. 2》 (also macula lutea) lu:tɪə (plural maculae luteae) tɪi: Anatomy an oval yellowish area surrounding the fovea near the centre of the retina in the eye, which is the region of… …

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  • 40macula — n.; pl. maculae a small anatomical area that is distinguishable from the surrounding tissue. The macula lutea is the yellow spot on the retina at the back of the eye, which surrounds the greatest concentration of cones (see fovea). Maculae occur… …

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