Disease or Syndrome
drusen
Definitions related to drusen:
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(deposits, extracellular matrix, subretina) Extracellular deposits of irregular, amorphous material located between the retinal pigment epithelium and Bruch's membrane. (INHAND)CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Drusen (singular, 'druse') are tiny yellow or white accumulations of extracellular material (lipofuscin) that build up in Bruch's membrane of the eye.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(subretinal extracellular matrix deposit) Subretinal accumulation of extracellular matrix components.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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