merangiotic

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merangiotic (not comparable)

  1. (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], →DOI:
      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.

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