Retinitis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Inflammation of the retina. uncountable, usually

    "DHPG […] is effective in fighting Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus which, for PWAs, can cause CMV retinitis — a condition which can lead to blindness within weeks."

  2. 2
    inflammation of the retina wordnet

Synonyms

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inflammation of the retinainflammatory retinal conditionretinal inflammation

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"DHPG […] is effective in fighting Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus which, for PWAs, can cause CMV retinitis — a condition which can lead to blindness within weeks."

Etymology

From retina + -itis.

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