Medical Definition of Cotton-wool spots
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White, fuzzy areas on the surface of the retina (accumulations of cellular organelles) caused by damage (usually infarction) of the retinal fibre layer.
Synonym: cotton-wool spots.
(05 Mar 2000)
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