A macula is a spot on the retina of the human eye.
Macula may also refer to:
Science and medicine
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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 ( ...
, a feature visible on an aerial photograph but with no identifiable function
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Macula (planetary geology)
Macula (pl. maculae ) is the Latin word for 'spot'. It is used in planetary nomenclature to refer to unusually dark areas on the surface of a planet or moon. They are seen on the icy surfaces of Pluto, Jupiter's moon Europa, Saturn's moon Titan, ...
, a dark area on the surface of a planet or moon
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Macula of saccule
The saccule is the smaller sized vestibular sac (the utricle being the other larger size vestibular sac); it is globular in form, and lies in the recessus sphæricus near the opening of the scala vestibuli of the cochlea. Its anterior part exhib ...
, in the human ear
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Macula of utricle
The utricle and saccule are the two otolith organs in the vertebrate inner ear. They are part of the balancing system (membranous labyrinth) in the vestibule of the bony labyrinth (small oval chamber). They use small stones and a viscous fluid t ...
, in the human ear
* Macula adhaerens, a cell structure specialized for cell-to-cell adhesion
* Macula densa, a group of cells in the kidney that stain darker histologically
Species
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Astylopsis macula
''Astylopsis macula'' is a species of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae. It was described by Say in 1826.Gibberula macula'', a sea snail of family Cystiscidae
* '' Goniotorna macula'', a moth of family Tortricidae
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Ortalotrypeta macula
''Ortalotrypeta macula'' is a species of tephritid or fruit flies in the genus ''Ortalotrypeta'' of the family Tephritidae
The Tephritidae are one of two fly families referred to as fruit flies, the other family being the Drosophilidae. The fa ...
'', a fruit fly of family Tephritidae
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Schrankia macula
''Schrankia macula'', the black-spotted schrankia moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Herbert Druce in 1891. It is found from North America (including Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana ...
'', a moth of family Erebidae
* '' Ulotrichopus macula'', a moth of family Erebidae