Definition of Macula. Meaning of Macula. Synonyms of Macula

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Definition of Macula

Macula
Macula Mac"u*la, n.; pl. Macul[ae]. [L., spot, stain, blot. See Mail armor, and cf. Mackle, Macule.] 1. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A rather large spot or blotch of color.

Meaning of Macula from wikipedia

- The macula (/ˈmakjʊlə/) or macula lutea is an oval-shaped pigmented area in the center of the retina of the human eye and in other animals. The macula in...
- In the kidney, the macula densa is an area of closely packed specialized cells lining the wall of the distal tubule where it touches the glomerulus. Specifically...
- contact with the recessus ellipticus and the part below it. The macula of utricle (macula acustica utriculi) is a small (2 by 3 mm) thickening lying horizontally...
- Mordor Macula /ˈmɔːrdɔːr ˈmækjʊlə/ is the informal name for a large dark area about 475 km in diameter near the north pole of Charon, Pluto's largest moon...
- of closely packed cones in the eye. It is located in the center of the macula lutea of the retina. The fovea is responsible for sharp central vision (also...
- A desmosome (/ˈdɛzməˌsoʊm/; "binding body"), also known as a macula adherens (plural: maculae adherentes) (Latin for adhering spot), is a cell structure...
- is categorized by the change in the macula. Those with dry form AMD have drusen, cellular debris in their macula that gradually damages light-sensitive...
- Ganesa Macula is a dark feature on Saturn's moon Titan. It is named after the Hindu god Ganesha. Ganesa was formerly tentatively identified as a cryovolcanic...
- Look up macula or maculation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A macula is a spot on the retina of the human eye. Macula may also refer to: Macula (archaeology)...
- cochlea. Its anterior part exhibits an oval thickening, the macula of saccule (or saccular macula), to which are distributed the saccular filaments of the...