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macula

[mak-yuh-luh] / ˈmæk yə lə /
NOUN
blemish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blot blotch bruise discoloration freckle imperfection pimple scar smudge snag stain stigma wart
STRONG
birthmark blackhead blister bloom blur brand bug catch chip cicatrix defacement defect deformity dent disfigurement disgrace dishonor eyesore fault hickey impurity lentigo lump maculation mark mole nevus nodule patch pock pockmark second sight speck speckle spot taint tarnish vice whitehead zit
WEAK
beauty spot blot on the landscape
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cleanliness perfection
STRONG
advantage beauty benefit esteem honor
WEAK
adornment decoration embellishment ornament
NOUN
freckle
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blemish blotch mole
STRONG
daisy dot lentigo patch pepper pigmentation pit pock pockmark speck speckle sprinkle stipple

Example Sentences

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Dry AMD gradually destroys the light-sensitive cells of the macula, eroding central vision over time.

From Science Daily • Oct. 20, 2025

Excessive vascular growth damages the macula, the part of the eye that translates light into image signals.

From Science Daily • May 2, 2024

According to the RNIB, Stargardt disease is an inherited eye condition that affects the macula, the central part of the retina, and causes a reduction in vision there.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2024

But mouse retinas lack the macula, a key region found in human eyes that picks out fine details, so they are not an ideal model.

From Scientific American • Aug. 8, 2022

Female alis longioribus, maculis albis triseriatis alarum anticarum majoribus, nulla macula diaphana fenestrata ad costam.

From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 by Grey, George

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.