Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun macula

3 senses of macula

Sense 1
sunspot, macula -- (a cooler darker spot appearing periodically on the sun's photosphere; associated with a strong magnetic field)
       => spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation -- (a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red")

Sense 2
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)
       => area, region -- (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve; "in the abdominal region")

Sense 3
macule, macula -- (a patch of skin that is discolored but not usually elevated; caused by various diseases)
       => spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation -- (a small contrasting part of something; "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red")