age-related macular degeneration

noun

: 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

Examples of age-related macular degeneration in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Quitting lowers the risk of not only lung and heart disease but also age-related macular degeneration, cataracts and optic nerve damage. Meryl Davids Landau, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of age-related macular degeneration was in 1984

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“Age-related macular degeneration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/age-related%20macular%20degeneration. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

age-related macular degeneration

noun
: 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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