loading...| Preferred Name | Macula | |
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| Definitions |
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. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C26464 |
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| 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. |
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| code |
C26464 |
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| Contributing_Source |
CDISC |
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| 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. |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C77526 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C74456 |
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| label |
Macula |
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| Legacy Concept Name |
Macula_Lutea Macula |
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| NCI_META_CUI |
CL448500 |
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| Preferred_Name |
Macula |
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| prefixIRI |
NCIT:C26464 |
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| prefLabel |
Macula |
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| Semantic_Type |
Anatomical Structure |
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