<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>(plural maculae) A spot or blotch, especially on one's skin; macule.</li><li>Ophthalmology: An opaque spot on the cornea.</li><li>Also called macula lutea, yellow spot: An irregularly oval, yellow-pigmented area on the central retina, containing color-sensitive rods and the central point of sharpest vision.</li></ul>