retinitis

[ ret-n-ahy-tis ]

/ ˌrɛt nˈaɪ tɪs /

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noun Ophthalmology.

inflammation of the retina.

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Origin of retinitis

From New Latin, dating back to 1860–65; see origin at retina, -itis

Words nearby retinitis

retinal, retinal rivalry, retinal scan, retinene, retinite, retinitis, retinitis pigmentosa, retinoblastoma, retinoid, retinol, retinopathy

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How to use retinitis in a sentence

Another company, Nanoscope Technologies in Bedford, Texas, said in a presentation at a virtual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in November that it had also restored limited vision to some people with retinitis pigmentosa.
A gene-based therapy partially restored a blind man’s vision|Tina Hesman Saey|May 24, 2021|Science News
After 33 years of working in a factory, Nowlin had developed a hereditary eye disease called Retinitis pigmentosa.
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It is especially serious when the more central portions of the retina, are thus affected (choroido-retinitis centralis).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various
Choroiditis and retinitis may also occur, and leave permanent changes easily recognised on examination with the ophthalmoscope.
Manual of Surgery|Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles

Irving thereupon stopped work, and the doctor diagnosed his case as "Retinitis conjunctivitis, both eyes."
The Survey, Volume XXX, Number 1, April 5, 1913|Various
Liebreich, occurrence of pigmentary retinitis in deaf-mutes, ii.
The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Darwin
The arteries are terminal ones, and small patches of retinitis are therefore found.
Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension:|Louis Marshall Warfield

British Dictionary definitions for retinitis

retinitis

/ (ˌrɛtɪˈnaɪtɪs) /

noun

inflammation of the retina

Word Origin for retinitis

C20: from New Latin, from retina + -itis

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