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maculopathy

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maculopathy /mac·u·lop·a·thy/ (mak″u-lop´ah-the) any pathological condition of the macula retinae.
bull's eye maculopathy  increase of pigment of a circular area of the macula retinae accompanying degeneration, occurring in various toxic states and diseases.

mac·u·lop·a·thy (mky-lp-th)
n.
Any of various pathological conditions of the macula lutea.

maculopathy
[mak′yəlop′əthē]
Etymology: L, macula, spot; Gk, pathos, disease
a form of macular disease primarily involving the macula lutea.


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