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noun Ophthalmology.

degeneration of the central portion of the retina, resulting in a loss of sharp vision.

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Words nearby macular degeneration

macula densa, macula flava, macula lutea, macular amyloidosis, macular area, macular degeneration, macula retinae, macular leprosy, macula sacculi, maculate, maculation

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How to use macular degeneration in a sentence

Such diseases potentially include macular degeneration, which affects millions of people worldwide.
A gene-based therapy partially restored a blind man’s vision|Tina Hesman Saey|May 24, 2021|Science News
Writing on stars are mostly about gossip and scandal, a degeneration into lifestyle reporting.
Scarlett Johansson is an Alien Seductress in ‘Under the Skin’|Jimmy So|April 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And in her final years, when she was blinded by macular degeneration and suffocating with emphysema, vanity left her isolated.
Understanding Diana Vreeland, ‘Empress of Fashion’|Robin Givhan|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Two things become more likely with age, she said: degeneration and cancer.
World Science Festival: Can We Really Live to 1,000?|Casey Schwartz|June 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST

When RPE cells die, as they do in macular degeneration, the photoreceptors begin to die, too, and the patient goes blind.
Saving Sight, Testing Faith|Sharon Begley|May 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Except in this disease, the degeneration indicates a serious blood condition.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Sir John had lately noticed another degeneration, namely, in the quality of the London gas.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
The degeneration of the original species is still greater in our climates.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
The macular or flat variety is usually seen about the eyelids.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon
The macular, papular, and bullous eruptions are most common.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

British Dictionary definitions for macular degeneration

macular degeneration

noun

pathological changes in the macula lutea, resulting in loss of central vision: a common cause of blindness in the elderly

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Medical definitions for macular degeneration

macular degeneration

Degeneration of the macula lutea characterized by spots of pigmentation and causing a reduction or loss of central vision.

Scientific definitions for macular degeneration

macular degeneration

[ măk′yə-lər ]

A progressive condition, usually seen in the elderly, characterized by a gradual loss of vision in the central area of the visual field and eventual blindness.