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geographic atrophy

geographic atrophy noun: an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration that can result in the progressive and irreversible loss of retinal tissue and a loss of central vision.

Noun

geographic atrophy (uncountable)

  1. An advanced form of age-related macular degeneration that can result in the progressive and irreversible loss of retinal tissue and a loss of central vision.

Origin of geographic atrophy

The regions of atrophied cells resemble a geographical map.

Questions about geographic atrophy

What does geographic atrophy mean?
Geographic atrophy means an advanced form of age-related macular degeneration that can result in the progressive and irreversible loss of retinal tissue and a loss of central vision.
What part of speech is geographic atrophy?
Geographic atrophy is a noun.

Words near geographic atrophy in the dictionary

  1. geogony
  2. geographer
  3. geographers
  4. geographia
  5. geographic
  6. geographic atrophy
  7. geographic bachelor
  8. geographic bachelored
  9. geographic bacheloring
  10. geographic bachelors
  11. geographic information science

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