Log in or Sign up
  1. macular love

Definitions

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Spotted; exhibiting or characterized by spots: as, a macular condition or appearance.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Relating to the macula, the area of the retina responsible for detailed central vision.

Examples

  • “No -- the word macular, the word degeneration, the word eye wasn't even there.”

    CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2009

  • “Among its side effects, Gilenya can increase a person's risk of infection and potentially lead to toxicity of the liver and an eye disease called macular edema, clinical trials have shown.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Pills Offer Easier Way to Treat MS

  • “I did not know it at the time, but Dan was in the early stages of a medical condition called macular degeneration.”

    The Huffington Post: Charles Scott: Overcoming Obstacles With 'No Excuses'

  • “A minority of patients experienced side-effects while taking fingolimod, including herpes infections, some forms of cancer, abnormally slow heart rate, elevated liver-enzyme levels and an eye disease called macular edema.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Novartis's MS Drug Wins U.S. Approval

  • “Rather, they suggest that the first clinical trial take place on patients with the eye condition known as macular degeneration since the eye is a more confined structure than the spinal cord.”

    Michael Rugnetta: A New Debate Can't Wait

  • “A new study from Australia echoes some past research that omega-3 fatty acids may protect against a very common age-related vision problem, something known as macular degeneration.”

    CNN Transcript May 16, 2009

  • “One of the common diseases in the eye is abnormal blood vessels that grow in the back of the eye called macular degeneration.”

    CNN Transcript Aug 6, 2009

  • “GRUNWALD: I wrote it because I discovered that this particular disease that I have, which is called macular degeneration, which I had not heard about until about five years ago -- literally not heard about -- I found that a great many people whom I run into either had it, too, or had relatives -- aunts, parents, and so on -- who had it.”

    One Man's America: A Journalist's Search for the Heart of His Country

  • “The compound is a potent antibacterial and has shown efficacy in treating human cancers and an eye condition known as macular degeneration, which causes blindness.”

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion

  • “I saw a genetic variant linked to slightly higher-than-normal risk of an age-related eye disease called macular degeneration.”

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News

Show 10 more examples...

Comments

No comments yet...

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.

Tweets

Looking for tweets for macular.

‘macular’ has been looked up 832 times, added to 2 lists, and has a Scrabble score of 11.