Middle English Dictionary Entry
macula n.
Entry Info
| Forms | macula n. |
| Etymology | L; also cp. OF macule. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
A spot or flaw: (a) in the eye; (b) in the skin.
Associated quotations
a
- a1400 Lanfranc (Ashm 1396)247/3 : Macula is a wem in a mannys iȝe, & summe be white þerof & sittiþ vpon þe siȝt of þe iȝe, & summe bisidis þe siȝt.
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)105b/b : Of sikenez of cornee..First of maculez, i. spottys, after of catharactez.
- ?a1425 *MS Htrn.95 (Htrn 95)112b/a : Macula, þat is to seie a spotte, maie be take for alle þe spottes in þe yȝe; but summen clepen macula a white spotte þe whiche is in þe vttermest partye of þe cornea.
b
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)125a/a : To remoue maculas, i. spottes, & lentiginez, i. fraclez..Be þe fface anoynted with oile of tartre.
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- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)131b/a : In grosse macule…if it be…veyny, it is counsailed that, [etc.].
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Note: Med., etc., see further J.Norri, Dictionary of Medical Vocabulary, s.v. macula.