Macula Lutea Definition
lo͝otē-ə
maculae-luteae
noun
A minute yellowish area containing the fovea centralis located near the center of the retina of the eye at which visual perception is most acute.
American Heritage Medicine
An area of especially keen vision on the retina.
Webster's New World
Macula (yellow spot in the human eye)
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- yellow-spot
- macular area
- macula
Other Word Forms of Macula Lutea
Noun
Singular:
macula lutea
Plural:
maculae-luteaeOrigin of Macula Lutea
New Latin macula lūtea Latin macula spot Latin lūtea yellow
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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