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Synonyms for macula
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mak-yuh-luh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæk yə lə |
Top 10 synonyms for macula Other synonyms for the word macula
- beauty spot
- birthmark
- blackhead
- blister
- bloom
- blot on the landscape
- blur
- brand
- bug
- catch
- chip
- cicatrix
- daisy
- defacement
- defect
- deformity
- dent
- disfigurement
- disgrace
- dishonor
- dot
- eyesore
- fault
- hickey
- impurity
- lentigo
- lump
- macula
- maculation
- mark
- mole
- nevus
- nodule
- patch
- pepper
- pigmentation
- pit
- pock
- pockmark
- second
- sight
- snag
- speck
- speckle
- spot
- sprinkle
- stain
- stigma
- stipple
- taint
- tarnish
- vice
- wart
- whitehead
- zit
Définition of macula
Origin :- plural maculae, from Latin macula "spot, stain," used of various spots (sunspots, markings on minerals, etc.), of uncertain origin. Especially the macula lutea in the eye.
- As in blemish : noun flaw
- As in freckle : noun small discoloration on skin
- A spot of a different colour, included in a plaga or macula.
- Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) » by William Kirby
- In order then to avoid diplopia the macula lutea moves to where the retinal image is formed.
- Extract from : « Schweigger on Squint » by C. Schweigger
- A roundish dot intermediate in size between an atom and a macula.
- Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4) » by William Kirby
- Gibbous: hump-backed; protuberant: said of a macula when it resembles a moon more than half full.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Macula: a colored mark larger than a spot; of indeterminate figure.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- Reniform: kidney-shaped: applied to a macula approximating that shape, found at the end of median cell in many moths.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- The macula rash was entirely unique so far as I knew, but a sketch greatly helped to fix it on one's memory.
- Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell
- Confluent: running together; as of two macula when united in one outline.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- "Undique aspersa" and "Macula fusca notat medium utriusque lateris" are the printed emendations.
- Extract from : « The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4 » by Various
Antonyms for macula
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