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retinitis

[ret-n-ahy-tis]

ret·i·ni·tis

[ret-n-ahy-tis]
noun Ophthalmology.
inflammation of the retina.

Origin:
1860–65; < Neo-Latin; see retina, -itis
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retinitis (ˌrɛtɪˈnaɪtɪs)
 
n
inflammation of the retina
 
[C20: from New Latin, from retina + -itis]

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retinitis ret·i·ni·tis (rět'n-ī'tĭs)
n.
Inflammation of the retina.

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