geographic atrophy

noun

An advanced form of age-related macular degeneration that can result in the progressive and irreversible loss of retinal tissue and a loss of central vision.

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Meanings

noungeographic atrophy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn advanced form of age-related macular degeneration that can result in the progressive and irreversible loss of retinal tissue and a loss of central vision.

Origin

The regions of atrophied cells resemble a geographical map.

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geographic atrophy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geographic%20atrophy

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“geographic atrophy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geographic%20atrophy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “geographic atrophy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/geographic%20atrophy.

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