Pathologic Function
retinal degeneration
ret·i·nal de·gen·er·a·tion [ ret-n-uhl dih-jen-uh-rey-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Eye Diseases, Hereditary; Retinal Diseases
Definitions related to retinal degeneration:
  • (retina degeneration) Retrogressive pathological change in the retina, focal or generalized, caused by genetic defects, inflammation, trauma, vascular disease, or aging.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A nonspecific term denoting degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium and/or retinal photoreceptor cells.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
  • 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)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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