retrolental

American

[re-troh-len-tl] / ˌrɛ troʊˈlɛn tl /

adjective

located or occurring behind a lens, as of the eye.

retrolental British

/ ˌrɛtrəʊˈlɛntəl /

adjective

behind a lens, esp of the eye

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Etymology

Origin of retrolental

1940–45; retro- + Latin lent-, stem of lēns ( see lens) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

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But I can’t shake the question on my mind about retrolental fibroplasia.

From Scientific American • Jan. 12, 2023

Soon after birth, he was diagnosed with retrolental fibroplasia, which led to permanent blindness.

From Scientific American • Jan. 12, 2023

Known then as retrolental fibroplasia, it is now called retinopathy of prematurity, or R.O.P.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2010

Seven years ago the disease was described and tagged with the forbidding name of retrolental fibroplasia�because it seemed to be a growth of abnormal, fibrous tissue behind the lens of the eye.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then, in the 1940s, hundreds of premature infants, though saved by incubators, were stricken with retrolental fibroplasia and blindness because of an overexposure to oxygen.

From Time Magazine Archive

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