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Macula vs Maculopathy - What's the difference?

macula | maculopathy |

As a proper noun macula

is .

As a noun maculopathy is

(pathology) any disease of the macula of the eye.

macula

English

(wikipedia macula)

Noun

(maculae)
  • (anatomy) An oval yellow spot near the center of the retina of the human eye, histologically defined as having two or more layers of ganglion cells, responsible for detailed central vision.
  • A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb.
  • A rather large spot or blotch of color.
  • In planetary geology, an unusually dark area on the surface of a planet or moon.
  • maculopathy

    English

    Noun

    (maculopathies)
  • (pathology) Any disease of the macula of the eye