macula
English Thesaurus
1. a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases (noun.body)
hyponym | : | liver spot, |
definition | : | a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | plague spot, |
definition | : | a spot on the skin characteristic of the plague (noun.body) |
2. a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision (noun.body)
part meronym | : | retina, |
definition | : | the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve (noun.body) |
3. a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field (noun.phenomenon)
4. a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases (noun.body)
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