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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
macula /ˈmakjʊlə/

▶noun (pl. maculae /-liː/)

• 1 another term for macule.

• 2 (also macula lutea /ˈluːtɪə/) (pl. maculae luteae /-tɪiː/) Anatomy an oval yellowish area surrounding the fovea near the centre of the retina in the eye, which is the region of keenest vision.

– derivatives
macular adjective.

– origin ME: from L., ‘spot’.