retinopathy

English

Etymology

From retino- +‎ -pathy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛtɪnˈɑːpəθi/

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Noun

retinopathy (countable and uncountable, plural retinopathies)

1. (medicine) Non-inflammatory disease of the retina.
   • 2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth, London: Penguin Books, published 2001, →ISBN, page 116:

     ‘I have diabetic retinopathy, monsieur.’

Derived terms

• neuroretinopathy

Related terms

• chorioretinopathy
• preretinopathy
• retinopathic
• retinopathology
• vitreoretinopathy

Translations

Translations

• German: Retinopathie f (German-influenced as in diabetische Retinopathie), Retinopathia f (Latin-influenced as in Retinopathia diabetica)
• Irish: reitineapaite f
• Spanish: retinopatía f

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