- retinal macula senile degeneration
- senile Makuladegeneration f [der Netzhaut]
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degeneration — 1. Deterioration; passing from a higher to a lower level or type. 2. A worsening of mental, physical, or moral qualities. 3. A retrogressive pathologic change in cells or tissues, in consequence of which their functions are often impaired or… … Medical dictionary
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
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Warren Tay — (1843 May 15, 1927) was a British ophthalmologist who in 1881 first described the red spot on the retina of the eye, which is present in Tay Sachs disease. He first reported this condition in the Volume I edition of the Ophthalmological Society,… … Wikipedia
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