retinitis
pronunciation
How to pronounce retinitis in British English:
UK [ˌretɪ'naɪtɪs]
How to pronounce retinitis in American English:
US [ˌretə'naɪtɪs]
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- Noun:
- inflammation of the retina
Word Origin
- retinitis (n.)
- 1821, from retina + -itis "inflammation."
Example
- 1. Two of them suffered from retinitis pigmentosa , while the third had a similar disease .
- 2. Patient 2 , a 44 year old man with retinitis pigmentosa , experienced the most dramatic benefits .
- 3. Effect of ultraviolet blood irradiation on the treatment of retinitis .
- 4. Frequency domain optical coherence tomography ; retinitis pigmentosa .
- 5. Analysis of the rhodopsin gene mutation in patients with retinitis pigmentosa .