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yellow spot

noun

Ophthalmology. macula(def 2b).

Origin of yellow spot

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby yellow spot

yellow rattle, yellow ribbon, yellow rust, yellow sally, yellow sea, yellow spot, yellow streak, yellow underwing, yellow warbler, yellow water lily, yellow-bellied

Example sentences from the Web for yellow spot

A yellow-spot female, back-crossed to a spot male, produces yellows and spots in equal numbers.

Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila |Thomas Hunt Morgan
In the yellow-spot system the color of the body is involved.

Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila |Thomas Hunt Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for yellow spot

yellow spot

noun

anatomy another name for macula lutea

Medical definitions for yellow spot

yellow spot

n.

macula lutea