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retinitis

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Inflammation of the retina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

inflammation of the retina

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: inflammation, redness, rubor

Narrower terms: chorioretinitis

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English retina Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English retinitis From retina + -itis.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: retinitis — inflammation of the retina
  • Finnish: retiniitti — inflammation of the retina
  • Galician: retinite — inflammation of the retina
  • Greek: αμφιβληστροειδίτιδα (amfivlistroeidítida) — inflammation of the retina
  • Indonesian: retinitis — inflammation of the retina
  • Italian: retinite — inflammation of the retina
  • Persian: رتینیت (retinit) — inflammation of the retina
  • Portuguese: retinite — inflammation of the retina
  • Serbo-Croatian: retinìtis — inflammation of the retina
  • Spanish: retinitis — inflammation of the retina
  • Tagalog: magambusilig — inflammation of the retina
  • Turkish: retinit — inflammation of the retina