MACULAR DEGENERATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does macular degeneration mean? • MACULAR DEGENERATION (noun)
The noun MACULAR DEGENERATION has 1 sense:
1. degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea which results in blurred vision and can cause blindness; usually age-related
Familiarity information: MACULAR DEGENERATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MACULAR DEGENERATION (noun)
Meaning:
Degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea which results in blurred vision and can cause blindness; usually age-related
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("macular degeneration" is a kind of...):
degeneration; devolution (the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality)
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