| Preferred Name |
Macula |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C26464 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
An oval-shaped, yellow pigmented area located on the center of the retina, which contains a high density of cones for high-acuity vision. |
| code |
C26464 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C74456 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C66830 |
| Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
| DEFINITION |
A yellowish, highly pigmented, oval shaped area slightly lateral to the center of the retina of the eye which contains the fovea centralis and is mostly comprised of retinal cones, for high-acuity vision, and which if damaged will result in the partial/complete loss of central vision. |
| FULL_SYN |
Macula MACULA Macula Lutea |
| label |
Macula |
| Legacy Concept Name |
Macula_Lutea Macula |
| NCI_META_CUI |
CL448500 |
| Preferred_Name |
Macula |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C26464 |
| prefLabel |
Macula |
| Semantic_Type |
Anatomical Structure |
| subClassOf |