retinitis

Noun

Meaning

Inflammation of the retina.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

inflammation redness rubor

Hyponyms

chorioretinitis

Examples

In humans, the therapy would be administered as a single injection into the eye for elderly people with age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Source: Internet

It can worsen retinitis pigmentosa, a hereditary degenerative disease affecting the eye. Source: Internet

Kurt Weston: Huntington Beach, CA -- "In 1996 I became legaly blind due to AIDS-related CMV retinitis. Source: Internet

The mutation accounts for approximately 70 percent of all cases of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa, which causes night blindness in early childhood followed by progressive daytime vision loss. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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