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Macula

noun
(pl. maculae)
1.
A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field.  Synonym: sunspot.
2.
A small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision.  Synonyms: macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot.
3.
A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases.  Synonym: macule.



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"Macula" Quotes from Famous Books



... papule then develops into nodules of cylindric shape, with a dome-shaped, thick, yellow crust. It is only with the crust off that there is any resemblance to a raspberry. During the month following the raspberry appearance the skin is covered with scabs which, falling off, leave a pale macula; in dark races the macula becomes darker than normal, but in pale races it becomes paler than the natural skin, and in neither case is it scarcely ever obliterated. Intense itching is almost always present, and anemia is also a constant symptom. The disease is essentially contagious and ...
— Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine • George M. Gould

... es, Maria, et macula originalis non est in te. Tu gloria Jerusalem. Tu laetitia Israel. Ta honorificentia populi nostri: tu advocata peccatorum. O Maria! Virgo prudentissma, Mater clementissima, Ora pro nobis; O Maria! Ora pro nobis ad Dominum Jesum ...
— The St. Gregory Hymnal and Catholic Choir Book • Various

... recently in South Australia. The name chiastolite is derived from the Greek chiastos, crossed or marked with the latter ch: cross-stone and macle are earlier names, the latter having been given on account of the resemblance the cross-section of the stone bears to the heraldic macula or ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia

... principle of this cicuta is the volatile alkaloid canine, common also to the poison hemlock (Conium macula turn L.) The symptoms of the poisoning are many, including violent contraction of the muscles, dilated pupils and epilepsy... No antidote for canine poisoning is known... The active canine... was the poison employed by the Greeks in putting ...
— The Golf Course Mystery • Chester K. Steele



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