Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Spotted; exhibiting or characterized by spots: as, a macular condition or appearance.
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- adjective Relating to the
macula , the area of theretina responsible for detailed central vision.
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Examples
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No -- the word macular, the word degeneration, the word eye wasn't even there.
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Among its side effects, Gilenya can increase a person's risk of infection and potentially lead to toxicity of the liver and an eye disease called macular edema, clinical trials have shown.
Pills Offer Easier Way to Treat MS Thomas Gryta 2011
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I did not know it at the time, but Dan was in the early stages of a medical condition called macular degeneration.
Charles Scott: Overcoming Obstacles With 'No Excuses' Charles Scott 2011
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I did not know it at the time, but Dan was in the early stages of a medical condition called macular degeneration.
Charles Scott: Overcoming Obstacles With 'No Excuses' Charles Scott 2011
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A minority of patients experienced side-effects while taking fingolimod, including herpes infections, some forms of cancer, abnormally slow heart rate, elevated liver-enzyme levels and an eye disease called macular edema.
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One of the common diseases in the eye is abnormal blood vessels that grow in the back of the eye called macular degeneration.
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Rather, they suggest that the first clinical trial take place on patients with the eye condition known as macular degeneration since the eye is a more confined structure than the spinal cord.
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A new study from Australia echoes some past research that omega-3 fatty acids may protect against a very common age-related vision problem, something known as macular degeneration.
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GRUNWALD: I wrote it because I discovered that this particular disease that I have, which is called macular degeneration, which I had not heard about until about five years ago -- literally not heard about -- I found that a great many people whom I run into either had it, too, or had relatives -- aunts, parents, and so on -- who had it.
One Man's America: A Journalist's Search for the Heart of His Country 1997
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The compound is a potent antibacterial and has shown efficacy in treating human cancers and an eye condition known as macular degeneration, which causes blindness.
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