macula lu·tea -'lüt-ē-ə n, pl maculae lu·te·ae -ē-.ē, -ē-.ī a small yellowish area lying slightly lateral to the center of the retina that constitutes the region of maximum visual acuity and is made up almost wholly of retinal cones called also yellow spot
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[TA] an irregular yellowish depression on the retina, about 3 degrees wide, lateral to and slightly below the optic disk; it is the site of absorption of short wavelengths of light, and it is thought that its variation in size, shape, and coloring may be related to variant types of color vision.Medical dictionary. 2011.