macula

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: mac=u=la

CIDE DICTIONARY

macula, n. [L., spot, stain, blot. See Mail armor, and cf. Mackle, Macule.].

•  A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb; called also macule.  [1913 Webster]
•  A rather large spot or blotch of color.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

macula, n. (pl. maculae)
1 a dark spot, esp. a permanent one, in the skin.
2 (in full macula lutea) the region of greatest visual acuity in the retina.

Derivative

macular adj. maculation n.

Etymology

L, = spot, mesh

ROGET THESAURUS

macula

Blemish

N blemish, disfigurement, deformity, adactylism, flaw, defect, injury, spots on the sun, eyesore, stain, blot, spot, spottiness, speck, speckle, blur, tarnish, smudge, dirt, freckle, mole, macula, patch, blotch, birthmark, blobber lip, blubber lip, blain, maculation, scar, wem, pustule, whelk, excrescence, pimple, pitted, freckled, discolored, imperfect, blobber-lipped, bloodshot, injured.