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Descriptor English: Retinal Degeneration
Descriptor Spanish: Degeneración Retiniana
Descriptor degeneración retiniana
Scope note: Cambio patológico retrógrado en la retina, focal o generalizado, ocasionado por defectos genéticos, inflamación, traumatismo, enfermedad vascular, o envejecimiento. La degeneración, que afecta fundamentalmente a la mácula lútea de la retina, es la DEGENERACIÓN MACULAR. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p304)
Descriptor Portuguese: Degeneração Retiniana
Descriptor French: Dégénérescence de la rétine
Entry term(s): Degeneration, Retinal
Degenerations, Retinal
Retinal Degenerations
Tree number(s): C11.270.612
C11.768.585
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012162
Scope note: A retrogressive pathological change in the retina, focal or generalized, caused by genetic defects, inflammation, trauma, vascular disease, or aging. Degeneration affecting predominantly the macula lutea of the retina is MACULAR DEGENERATION. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p304)
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Eye Diseases (1966-1967)
Retina (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 70
History Note: 70(68)
DeCS ID: 12580
Unique ID: D012162
NLM Classification: WW 270
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Date Established: 1970/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/15
Retinal Degeneration - Preferred
Concept UI M0018942
Scope note A retrogressive pathological change in the retina, focal or generalized, caused by genetic defects, inflammation, trauma, vascular disease, or aging. Degeneration affecting predominantly the macula lutea of the retina is MACULAR DEGENERATION. (Newell, Ophthalmology: Principles and Concepts, 7th ed, p304)
Preferred term Retinal Degeneration
Entry term(s) Degeneration, Retinal
Degenerations, Retinal
Retinal Degenerations



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