ablatio retinae

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ablatio (“carrying away”) + Middle English rethina, from Medieval Latin retina, from Latin rete (“net”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ ˈɹɜt.n̩.i/

Noun

ablatio retinae (uncountable)

1. (medicine) Detachment of the retina.

References

• Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6