geographic atrophy

Preferred Label : geographic atrophy;

MeSH definition : A form of MACULAR DEGENERATION also known as dry macular degeneration marked by occurrence of a well-defined progressive lesion or atrophy in the central part of the RETINA called the MACULA LUTEA. It is distinguishable from WET MACULAR DEGENERATION in that the latter involves neovascular exudates.;

MeSH synonym : atrophy, geographic; dry macular degenerations; degeneration, dry macular; atrophies, geographic; geographic atrophies; dry macular degeneration; degenerations, dry macular; macular degeneration, dry; macular degenerations, dry;

Details

Origin ID

D057092;

UMLS CUI

C1536085;

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- blood [MeSH Qualifier]
- cerebrospinal fluid [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemically induced [MeSH Qualifier]
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Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Dry macular degeneration [MedDRA LLT]
- Geographic atrophy [HPO term]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Geographic atrophy [MedDRA LLT]
- geographic atrophy [Disease (Nov.)]
Indexing information
- LEDGF1-326 [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- geographic atrophy [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Dry macular degeneration [MedDRA LLT]
- Geographic atrophy [MedDRA LLT]
- Geographic atrophy [HPO term]
- geographic atrophy [Disease (Nov.)]

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