retinitis

[ret-n-ahy-tis]

noun

Ophthalmology.

1. inflammation of the retina.

retinitis

/ ˌrɛtɪˈnaɪtɪs /

noun

1. inflammation of the retina

Word History and Origins

Origin of retinitis¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of retinitis¹

C20: from New Latin, from _retina + _-itis

Example Sentences

Because for Pembroke - who has only 10% vision having been diagnosed with a degenerative eye condition, retinitis pigmentosa, when he was six - it's not just about beer.

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At the age of two, Toby Addison was diagnosed with early onset rod cone dystrophy and retinitis pigmentosa, which meant his eyesight would slowly deteriorate.

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And retinitis, which can cause temporary or permanent vision loss during infection, can also appear years after the measles infection.

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He told the i newspaper in 2023 that he had lost his sight completely by the age of 22, from a hereditary condition called retinitis pigmentosa, which his grandmother and mother also had.

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"We already knew that certain mutations in these subunits are linked to the eye disease retinitis pigmentosa," says Dr. Cristian Prieto-Garcia from the Institute of Biochemistry II, the first author of the study.

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