| NOUN | phenomenon | macula, sunspot | a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere |
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| body | macula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot | a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision | |
| body | macula, macule | a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated |
| Meaning | A cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field. | |
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| Synonym | sunspot | |
| Broader | spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation | A small contrasting part of something |
| Spanish | mancha solar | |
| Catalan | taca, taca solar | |
| Meaning | A small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision. | |
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| Synonyms | macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot | |
| Part of | retina | The innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball |
| Broader | area, region | A part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve |
| Spanish | área macular, mácula lútea, mácula | |
| Catalan | màcula lútea, màcula | |
| Meaning | A patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases. | |
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| Synonym | macule | |
| Part of | skin, tegument, cutis | A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch |
| Narrower | freckle, lentigo | A small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin |
| liver spot | A type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin | |
| plague spot | A spot on the skin characteristic of the plague / plague | |
| Broader | spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation | A small contrasting part of something |
| Spanish | mácula | |
| Verbs | maculate | spot, stain, or pollute |
| maculate | make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air | |
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