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Abnormal macular morphology
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A structural abnormality of the macula lutea, which is an oval-shaped highly pigmented yellow spot near the center of the retina. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16255686 ]
Term info
Label
Abnormal macular morphology
Synonyms
- Abnormality of the macula
- Macula abnormality
- Macular abnormality
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The term macula derives from the presence of the xanthophyll pigments, lutein and zeaxanthin, in a region five to six millimetres in diameter at the posterior pole of the eye, appearing as a yellow spot (macula lutea), when viewed in red-free light.
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HP:0001103
Term relations
Equivalent to:
- has_part some (
morphology and
inheres in part of some macula lutea and
has modifier some abnormal)