merangiotic
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[edit]Adjective
[edit]merangiotic (not comparable)
- (ophthalmology) Having blood vessels localized to a specific region of the retina.
- 2015 November 26, “Ultrathin Polyimide Membrane as Cell Carrier for Subretinal Transplantation of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Derived Retinal Pigment Epithelium”, in PLOS ONE[1], :
- Due to the merangiotic nature of rabbit retina, most of the blood supply of the inner retina is derived from the choriocapillaris [47 ], which would likely lead to rapid retinal damage, if blocked by a non-permeable implant.