| 词汇 | macula-lutea |
| 释义 | macula lutea noun[ C ] anatomy specializeduk /ˌmæk.jə.lə ˈluː.ti.ə/ us /ˌmæk.jə.lə ˈluː.t̬i.ə/pluralmuclae luteaeuk /ˌmæk.jə.liː ˈluː.ti.iː/ us /ˌmæk.jə.liː ˈluː.t̬i.iː/ a small yellow area on the retina (= an area at the back of the eye) that contains cones (= cells that help you see colours and details): It is suspected that some statins may reduce the pigment in the macula lutea in the eye, which could ultimately result in blindness. AMD is degeneration of the macula lutea and is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss in the over fifties. There is a minute depression called fovea centralis in the centre of the macula lutea. Using an ophthalmoscope, the lens, the vessels of the retina, the optic disk, and the macula lutea can all be inspected. While the macula lutea necessarily alters spectral sensitivity, we do not perceive these differences across the eye due to higher order processing. The eye & surrounding area beadily beetling canthus chiasm chiasma compound eye eyeball eyelid glassy limbus macula macular monobrow oculomotor optic nerve suborbital superciliary supraoptic supraorbital tear duct You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Eyesight, glasses & lenses Synonymmacula(EYE)specialized |
| 随便看 |
|
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。