loading...| Preferred Name |
Abnormal macular morphology |
| Synonyms |
Abnormality of the macula Macula abnormality Macular abnormality |
| Definitions |
A structural abnormality of the macula lutea, which is an oval-shaped highly pigmented yellow spot near the center of the retina. The term macula derives from the presence of the xanthophyll pigments, lutein and zeaxanthin, in a region five to six millimetres in diameter at the posterior pole of the eye, appearing as a yellow spot (macula lutea), when viewed in red-free light. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HP_0001103 |
| comment |
The term macula derives from the presence of the xanthophyll pigments, lutein and zeaxanthin, in a region five to six millimetres in diameter at the posterior pole of the eye, appearing as a yellow spot (macula lutea), when viewed in red-free light. |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0730362 SNOMEDCT_US:312999006 |
| definition |
A structural abnormality of the macula lutea, which is an oval-shaped highly pigmented yellow spot near the center of the retina. |
| has_exact_synonym |
Abnormality of the macula Macula abnormality Macular abnormality |
| id |
HP:0001103 |
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| label |
Abnormal macular morphology |
| notation |
HP:0001103 |
| prefLabel |
Abnormal macular morphology |
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