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ablatio retinae

US/æbˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ ˈɹɜt.n̩.i/

ablatio retinae noun: detachment of the retina.

Noun

ablatio retinae (uncountable)

  1. Detachment of the retina.

Origin of ablatio retinae

Borrowed from Latin ablatio (“carrying away”) + Middle English rethina, from Medieval Latin retina, from Latin rete (“net”).

Questions about ablatio retinae

What does ablatio retinae mean?
Ablatio retinae means detachment of the retina.
What part of speech is ablatio retinae?
Ablatio retinae is a noun.
How do you pronounce ablatio retinae?
Ablatio retinae is pronounced /æbˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ ˈɹɜt.n̩.i/ (US).

Words near ablatio retinae in the dictionary

  1. ablated
  2. ablates
  3. ablating
  4. ablatio
  5. ablatio placentae
  6. ablatio retinae
  7. ablation
  8. ablation studies
  9. ablation study
  10. ablational
  11. ablationally

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