age–related macular degeneration
noun
Definition of age–related macular degeneration
: macular degeneration that affects the elderly in either a slowly progressing form marked especially by the accumulation of yellow deposits in and thinning of the macula or in a rapidly progressing form marked by scarring produced by bleeding and fluid leakage below the macula —abbreviation AMD
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First Known Use of age–related macular degeneration
1984
Medical Dictionary
age–related macular degeneration
noun
Medical Definition of age–related macular degeneration
: macular degeneration that affects the elderly in either a slowly progressing form marked especially by the accumulation of yellow deposits in and thinning of the macula or in a rapidly progressing form marked by scarring produced by bleeding and fluid leakage below the macula—abbreviation AMD
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