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yellow spot

(Anatomy) anatomy another name for macula lutea

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mac•u•la

(ˈmæk yə lə)

n., pl. -lae (-ˌli) -las.

1. a spot, esp. on the skin.

a. an opaque spot on the cornea.

b. Also called yellow spot. an irregularly oval, yellow-pigmented area on the central retina containing color-sensitive rods and the central point of sharpest vision.

[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: spot, blemish]

mac′u•lar, adj.

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Noun	1.	yellow spot - any of several fungous or viral diseases characterized by yellow spotting on the leaves plant disease - a disease that affects plants tomato streak - disease of a wide range of plants (tomatoes, potatoes, peas) resulting from a mixed infection of potato and tomato mosaic
	2.	yellow spot - a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision macula lutea, macular area, macula region, area - a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region" retina - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve

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yel·low spot

n. mácula lútea.

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The scaly body was covered with black and yellow spots about a foot in diameter and irregular in contour.

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He was much over-dressed, in a gaudy vest of many colors, a blue neckerchief, bedropped gayly with yellow spots, and arranged with a flaunting tie, quite in keeping with the general air of the man.

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She gave me the hatchet and told me to take a hack at the boulder, which I did, again and again, for yellow spots sprang up from under every blow.

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Glegg's slate-colored silk gown must have been; but from certain constellations of small yellow spots upon it, and a mouldy odor about it suggestive of a damp clothes-chest, it was probable that it belonged to a stratum of garments just old enough to have come recently into wear.

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