- myopic crescent
- a crescentic posterior staphyloma in the fundus of the eye in myopia.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
myopic crescent
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Myopic crescent — A myopic crescent is a moon shaped feature that can develop at the temporal border of disc (it rarely occurs at the nasal border) of myopic eyes. It is primarily caused by atrophic changes that are genetically determined, with a minor… … Wikipedia
crescent — 1. Any figure of the shape of the moon in its first quarter. 2. The figure made by the gray columns or cornua on cross section of the spinal cord. 3. SYN: malarial c.. [L. cresco, pp. cretus, to grow] articular c. SYN: meniscus lens … Medical dictionary
conus — 1. [TA] SYN: cone. 2. Posterior staphyloma in myopic choroidopathy. [L. fr. G. konos, cone] c. arteriosus [TA] the left or anterosuperior, smooth walled portion of the cavity of the right ventricle of the … Medical dictionary
creciente miópico — Eng. Myopic crescent Área de atrofia de coroides y epitelio pigmentario de la retina en la porción temporal del disco óptico que permite la visualización de la esclera, principalmente en la miopía patológica aunque también en la miopía simple.… … Diccionario de oftalmología
degeneration — 1. Deterioration; passing from a higher to a lower level or type. 2. A worsening of mental, physical, or moral qualities. 3. A retrogressive pathologic change in cells or tissues, in consequence of which their functions are often impaired or… … Medical dictionary
creciente miópico escleral — Eng. Myopic scleral crescent Ver creciente miópico … Diccionario de oftalmología
