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Descriptor English: Wet Macular Degeneration
Descriptor Spanish: Degeneración Macular Húmeda
Descriptor degeneración macular exudativa
Scope note: Forma de DEGENERACIÓN RETINIANA en la que se produce una NEOVASCULARIZACIÓN COROIDEA anormal debajo de la RETINA y de la MÁCULA LÚTEA que origina sangrado y pérdida de líquidos. Esto conduce al abultamiento o levantamiento de la mácula y a la distorsión o destrucción de la visión central. 
Descriptor Portuguese: Degeneração Macular Exsudativa
Descriptor French: Dégénérescence maculaire humide
Entry term(s): Degeneration, Wet Macular
Degenerations, Wet Macular
Macular Degeneration, Wet
Macular Degenerations, Wet
Wet Macular Degenerations
Tree number(s): C11.768.585.439.622
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057135
Scope note: A form of RETINAL DEGENERATION in which abnormal CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION occurs under the RETINA and MACULA LUTEA, causing bleeding and leaking of fluid. This leads to bulging and or lifting of the macula and the distortion or destruction of central vision.
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: Retinal Degeneration (1973-2009)
Public MeSH Note: 2010
History Note: 2010
DeCS ID: 53531
Unique ID: D057135
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2010/01/01
Date of Entry: 2009/07/06
Revision Date: 2009/08/20
Wet Macular Degeneration - Preferred
Concept UI M0534746
Scope note A form of RETINAL DEGENERATION in which abnormal CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION occurs under the RETINA and MACULA LUTEA, causing bleeding and leaking of fluid. This leads to bulging and or lifting of the macula and the distortion or destruction of central vision.
Preferred term Wet Macular Degeneration
Entry term(s) Degeneration, Wet Macular
Degenerations, Wet Macular
Macular Degeneration, Wet
Macular Degenerations, Wet
Wet Macular Degenerations



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