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retinopathy

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

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  • /ˌɹɛtɪnˈɑːpəθi/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Non-inflammatory disease of the retina.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a disease of the retina that can result in loss of vision

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: eye disease

Narrower terms: diabetic retinopathy

History

Etymology

From retino- + -pathy.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: retinopatia — non-inflammatory disease of the retina
  • Chinese Mandarin: 視網膜病 /视网膜病 — non-inflammatory disease of the retina
  • Finnish: retinopatia — non-inflammatory disease of the retina
  • French: rétinopathie — non-inflammatory disease of the retina
  • Irish: reitineapaite — non-inflammatory disease of the retina
  • Italian: retinopatia — non-inflammatory disease of the retina
  • Portuguese: retinopatia — non-inflammatory disease of the retina
  • Russian: ретинопатия (retinopatija) — non-inflammatory disease of the retina
  • Spanish: retinopatía — non-inflammatory disease of the retina
  • Turkish: retinopati — non-inflammatory disease of the retina