retinopatía

See also: retinopatia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English retinopathy, equivalent to retina +‎ -patía.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /retinopaˈtia/ [re.t̪i.no.paˈt̪i.a]
• Rhymes: -ia
• Syllabification: re‧ti‧no‧pa‧tí‧a

Noun

retinopatía f (plural retinopatías)

1. (ophthalmology) retinopathy
   • 2016 October 14, “En una feria enseñan a prevenir la ceguera”, in El Deber Bolivia‎^[1]:

     […] personas con discapacidad visual, al menos dos terceras partes es debido a causas tratables como la catarata, defectos refractivos, retinopatía diabética, ceguera infantil, glaucoma, oncocercosis y tracoma.

     […] people with impaired vision, at least two thirds is due to treatable causes like cataracts, refractive defects, diabetic retinopathy, child blindness, glaucoma, onchocerciasis and trachoma.

Derived terms

• retinopático

 

Further reading

• “retinopatía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10