Macula (disambiguation)
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Macula
is a spot on the retina of the human eye, but the term may also refer to:
Macula
The macula or macula lutea is an oval-shaped highly pigmented yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye. It has a diameter of around 5 mm and is often histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells...
is a spot on the retina of the human eye, but the term may also refer to:
- Macula (archaeology)Macula (archaeology)Macula is a term used by archaeologists to describe small two-dimensional features of ancient human origin visible on an aerial photograph, such as points, spots or patches, which may represent features such as burial places, pits, Grubenhäuser , constructions based on posthole or features above...
, a feature visible on an aerial photograph but with no identifiable function - Macula (planetary geology)Macula (planetary geology)Macula is the Latin word for 'spot'. It is used in planetary geology to refer to unusually dark areas on the surface of a planet or moon. They are seen on the icy surfaces of Jupiter's moon Europa and Neptune's moon Triton. The term was adopted for planetary geology when high resolution pictures...
, a dark area on the surface of a planet or moon - A mortal sinMortal sinMortal sins are in the theology of some, but not all Christian denominations wrongful acts that condemn a person to Hell after death. These sins are considered "mortal" because they constitute a rupture in a person's link to God's saving grace: the person's soul becomes "dead", not merely weakened...
in Catholicism - macula of sacculeMacula of sacculeThe saccule is the smaller of the two vestibular sacs; it is globular in form, and lies in the recessus sphæricus near the opening of the scala vestibuli of the cochlea. Its anterior part exhibits an oval thickening, the macula of saccule , to which are distributed the saccular filaments of the...
- macula of utricleMacula of utricleThe portion of the utricle which is lodged in the recess forms a sort of pouch or cul-de-sac, the floor and anterior wall of which are thickened, and form the macula of utricle , which receives the utricular filaments of the vestibulocochlear nerve.The macula of utricle allows a person to perceive...
- Macula densaMacula densaIn the kidney, the macula densa is an area of closely packed specialized cells lining the wall of the distal tubule at the point of return of the nephron to the vascular pole of its parent glomerulus, ....
, a group of cells in the kidney that stain darker histologically. - Macula (footballer born 1968)Macula (footballer born 1968)Marco Aurélio dos Santos, usually known as Macula , is a retired association footballer who played midfielder who played for several Série A clubs.-Career:...
, a Brazilian former association footballer