| SMD | senile macular degeneration; spondylometaphyseal dysplasia; submanubrial dullness |
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| CRD | carbohydrate-recognition domain; chronic renal disease; chronic respiratory disease; child restraint... |
| RD | radial deviation; radiology department; rate difference; Raynaud disease; reaction of degeneration; ... |
| SCD | scleroderma; service-connected disability; sickle-cell disease; spinocerebellar degeneration; subacu... |
| CME | cervical mediastinal exploration; continuing medical education; Council on Medical Education; crude ... |
| macular leprosy | A form of tuberculoid leprosy in which the lesions are small, hairless, and dry, and are erythematous in light skin and hypopigmented or copper-coloured in dark skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| macular oedema, cystoid | Macular degeneration characterised by oedema and cystic spaces which may lead to a macular depression or hole. (12 Dec 1998) |
| macular retinopathy | Any pathological condition of the macula lutea. Synonym: macular retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macular syphilid | Usually the first eruption of syphilis, occurring 6 to 12 weeks after the initial lesion. Synonym: erythematous syphilid, macular syphilid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cystoid macular oedema | Oedema of the posterior pole of the eye secondary to abnormal permeability of capillaries of the central sensory retina. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary idiopathic macular atrophy | Atrophoderma in which the skin becomes bag like and wrinkled. Synonym: atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis, atrophoderma maculatum, macular atrophy, primary idiopathic macular atrophy, primary macular atrophy of skin. Origin: G. Anetos, relaxed, + derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary macular atrophy of skin | Atrophoderma in which the skin becomes bag like and wrinkled. Synonym: atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis, atrophoderma maculatum, macular atrophy, primary idiopathic macular atrophy, primary macular atrophy of skin. Origin: G. Anetos, relaxed, + derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior macular arteriole | Origin, central artery of retina; distribution, upper part of macula. Synonym: arteriola macularis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior macular venule | A small tributary of the central vein of the retina that drains the upper part of the macula. Synonym: venula macularis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior macular arteriole | Origin, central artery of retina; distribution, inferior part of macula. Synonym: arteriola macularis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| inferior macular venule | A small tributary of the central vein of the retina that drains the lower part of the macula. Synonym: venula macularis inferior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adipose degeneration | Abnormal formation of microscopically visible droplets of fat in the cytoplasm of cells, as a result of injury. Synonym: adipose degeneration, steatosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adiposogenital degeneration | A disorder characterised primarily by obesity and hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in adolescent boys; dwarfism is rare, and when present is thought to reflect hypothyroidism. Visual loss, behavioural abnormalities, and diabetes insipidus may occur. Frohlich's syndrome often is used synonymously for this disorder, although the original case involved a pituitary tumour; most cases are thought to result from hypothalamic dysfunction in areas regulating appetite and gonadal development. The most common causes are pituitary and hypothalamic neoplasms. Synonym: adiposis orchica, adiposogenital degeneration, adiposogenital dystrophy, adiposogenital syndrome, hypophysial syndrome, hypothalamic obesity with hypogonadism. Origin: L. Fr. G. Dys-, bad, + trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| albuminous degeneration | An obsolete terms for cloudy swelling. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyloid degeneration | Infiltration of amyloid between cells and fibres of tissues and organs. Synonym: waxy degeneration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macular degeneration |
A chronic disease of the eyes caused by the deterioration of the central portion of the retina, known as the macula, which is responsible for focusing central vision in the eye.
출처: www.geron.com/showpage.asp
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| macular degeneration |
the leading cause of blindness in individuals over age 60. Often called -rusting of the retina.- There are two main types, dry and wet. The dry or atrophic type is the most common - affecting nearly 70 percent of all cases - and results as the macula-s tissues age and break down, causing a gradual vision loss. The wet or exudative form of macular degeneration affects 15-20% of individuals with the disease and can significantly damage vision. ...
출처: www.emoryhealthcare.org/departments/eye_center/sub...
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| macular degeneration |
Breakdown of the macular, the back wall of the eye, often through age, resulting in central blindness which spreads outward.
출처: www.spectacleworld.co.za/eyecare04.htm
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| macular degeneration |
Eye's disease caused by abnormal growth of blood vessels in macula area. The new blood vessels are very fragile, start to bulge, leak blood & fluid, lifting the retina off its membrane & ultimately leading to blindness.
출처: www.chemi-tek.com/dic_lista.asp
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| macular degeneration |
in people over sixty it is the most common cause of blindness, in which the macula becomes covered with scar tissue.
출처: www.schools.net.au/edu/lesson_ideas/optics/glossar...
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