| macular drusen | Excrescences of Bruch's membrane that produce a window in the retinal pigment epithelium and are a feature of age-related macular retinal degeneration. Synonym: macular drusen. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| macular dystrophy | A group of disorders involving predominately the posterior portion of the ocular fundus, due to degeneration in the sensory layer of the retina, retinal pigment epithelium, Bruch's membrane, choroid, or a combination of these tissues. See: Stargardt's disease, Best's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macular erythema | <paediatrics> Also called baby measles. This is a nonserious but common childhood viral infection that starts with a high fever and swollen lymph glands. After 24 hours, the fever breaks and the child develops a red rash on the neck and trunk. (27 Sep 1997) |
| macular evasion | Simultaneous projection into consciousness of retinal images so different that fusion is impossible. Synonym: macular evasion. Origin: L., dread of intermingling (05 Mar 2000) |
| macular fasciculus | The collection of fibres in the optic nerve directly connected with the macula lutea. Synonym: fasciculus macularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| maculation | The formation or the presence of macules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macule | <dermatology> A spot, only commonly met in the construct immaculate meaning unspotted. (18 Nov 1997) |
| maculocerebral | Relating to the macula lutea and the brain; denoting a type of nervous disease marked by degenerative lesions in both the retina and the brain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maculoerythematous | Denoting lesions that are erythematous and macular, covering wide areas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maculopapular | <dermatology> Both macular and papular, as an eruption consisting of both macules and papules, sometimes erroneously used to designate a papule that is only slightly elevated. (18 Nov 1997) |
| maculopapule | A lesion with a flat base surrounding a papule in the centre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macular degeneration |
Macular degeneration is a medical condition where the light sensing cells in the macula malfunction and over time cease to work. It is the main cause of central vision loss (blindness) in the USA today for those over the age of fifty (Americam Academy of Ophthalmology). There are two basic types of the disease: Standard Macular Degeneration (MD) and Age Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD), with ARMD being the most common form of the condition. ...
출처: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macular_degeneration
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| macular corneal dystrophy |
a recessively transmitted form of corneal dystrophy occurring during the first or second decade and characterized by the presence of macular opacities with indistinct irregular borders, between which the stroma is cloudy. Called also Groenouw's type II corneal d.
출처: www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/thcp_dorlands_conte...
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| macula |
the area of the retina that allows fine details to be observed at the center of vision; also refers to any small, flat spot on the skin
출처: www.american-depot.com/services/resources_gl_m.asp
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| maculate |
spotted or blotched, often caused by discontinuities in photobiont zone below upper cortex.
출처: www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/lichglos.htm
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| macule |
A clearly different area of altered skin color. A macule may be of any size, but retains normal skin texture and cannot be felt through the skin. The altered color may be due to erythmema, to increased or decreased skin cell pigment, or to the presence of an iron-containing chemical called haemosiderin.
출처: www.angelfire.com/nb/skin/dictionary.html
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