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Retinitis pigmentosa

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005490

Hereditary, progressive degeneration of the retina due to death of rod photoreceptors initially and subsequent death of cone photoreceptors. It is characterized by deposition of pigment in the retina.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005490
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymspigmentary retinopathy; rod cone dystrophies
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2018; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoRetinal degeneration; Rods (retina); Pigments
TranslationsSpanish: retinosis pigmentaria
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005490",
  "term": "Retinitis pigmentosa",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Hereditary, progressive degeneration of the retina due to death of rod photoreceptors initially and subsequent death of cone photoreceptors. It is characterized by deposition of pigment in the retina.",
  "synonyms": [
    "pigmentary retinopathy",
    "rod cone dystrophies"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "retinal degeneration",
    "rods (retina)",
    "pigments"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2018",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "retinosis pigmentaria"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/retinitis-pigmentosa/"
}

Record 5,414 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.