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#1 2015-12-29 07:46:37

ggrozoma
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Registered: 2015-12-29
Posts: 1

"matricular degeneration" for "macular degeneration"

“The next year I was diagnosed with Matricular degeneration in the eyes.”

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#2 2015-12-29 18:05:47

Dixon Wragg
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From: Cotati, California
Registered: 2008-07-04
Posts: 1375

Re: "matricular degeneration" for "macular degeneration"

This one is new. I found a few examples online, such as:

Now, let’s see…you have high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis but more importantly, positive genetic tags for vascular/heart disease, Alzheimer’s, matricular degeneration and three types of cancer, prostate, esophageal and colon.
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Vitamin D is also an antibiotic, as well as being beneficial for eczema, insomnia, matricular degeneration, periodontal disease, and hearing loss.
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But I was sorry to read what you said about S. King having matricular degeneration.
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I can’t think of any plausible meaning connection, so it’s apparently not an eggcorn. Cute malapropism, though.

Welcome to the Eggcorn Forum, ggrozoma!

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#3 2015-12-29 18:16:04

David Bird
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From: The Hammer, Ontario
Registered: 2009-07-28
Posts: 1690

Re: "matricular degeneration" for "macular degeneration"

I’d think it would (clearly) be degeneration of the matrix of the eye. It’s the hits for masticular and mascular degeneration that are puzzling.

Last edited by David Bird (2015-12-29 18:16:16)

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#4 2015-12-29 18:19:47

Dixon Wragg
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From: Cotati, California
Registered: 2008-07-04
Posts: 1375

Re: "matricular degeneration" for "macular degeneration"

David Bird wrote:

I’d think it would (clearly) be degeneration of the matrix of the eye.

Oh, then maybe it is an eggcorn for some.

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#5 2015-12-29 18:43:06

crispybacon
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From: Wellington, New Zealand
Registered: 2015-07-19
Posts: 24

Re: "matricular degeneration" for "macular degeneration"

I’ve heard “molecular degeneration” a lot for this, and I think that’s just a case of people replacing an obscure term with a more common one.

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