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Macular degeneration

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003887

Degenerative changes in the retina usually of older adults which results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the macula lutea) because of damage to the retina. It occurs in dry and wet forms.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003887
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymsage-related macular degeneration; age-related maculopathy; macular dystrophy
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2014; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoRetinal degeneration; Retina
TranslationsSpanish: degeneración macular
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003887",
  "term": "Macular degeneration",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Degenerative changes in the retina usually of older adults which results in a loss of vision in the center of the visual field (the macula lutea) because of damage to the retina. It occurs in dry and wet forms.",
  "synonyms": [
    "age-related macular degeneration",
    "age-related maculopathy",
    "macular dystrophy"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "retinal degeneration",
    "retina"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2014",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "degeneración macular"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/macular-degeneration/"
}

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