Phrase guide

macular degeneration

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A disease of the retina of the eye resulting in loss of central vision.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

eye disease caused by degeneration of the cells of the macula lutea and results in blurred vision; can cause blindness

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: degeneration, devolution, eye disease

Narrower terms: age-related macular degeneration, AMD

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃斑變性 /黄斑变性 (huángbān biànxìng) — disease of the retina of the eye resulting loss of central vision
  • Finnish: verkkokalvon rappeuma — disease of the retina of the eye resulting loss of central vision
  • Japanese: 黄斑変性 (ouhanhensei) — disease of the retina of the eye resulting loss of central vision
  • Portuguese: degeneração macular — disease of the retina of the eye resulting loss of central vision
  • Portuguese: degenerescência macular — disease of the retina of the eye resulting loss of central vision
  • Russian: дегенера́ция жёлтого пятна́ (degenerácija žóltovo pjatná) — disease of the retina of the eye resulting loss of central vision
  • Spanish: degeneración macular — disease of the retina of the eye resulting loss of central vision