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retinitis

retinitis noun: inflammation of the retina.

Noun

retinitis (usually uncountable, plural retinitides)

  1. (usually) Inflammation of the retina.
    • 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.1989 February 5, Judy Harris, “Untitled image caption”, in Gay Community News, volume 16, number 29, page 3

retinitis meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Indonesian and Persian

retinitis in Tamil

விழித்திரை வீக்கம், விழித்திரையழற்சி

retinitis in Tagalog

inflammation of the retina
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retinitis in Indonesian

inflammation of the retina
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retinitis in Persian

inflammation of the retina
رتینیت retinit

Forms of retinitis

pluralretinitides

Origin of retinitis

From retina + -itis.

Words formed from retinitis

Questions about retinitis

What does retinitis mean?
Retinitis means inflammation of the retina.
What is retinitis in Tamil?
Retinitis in Tamil is விழித்திரை வீக்கம், விழித்திரையழற்சி. See Retinitis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is retinitis?
Retinitis is a noun.
What is the plural of retinitis?
The plural of retinitis is retinitides.

Words near retinitis in the dictionary

  1. retinex
  2. retinic
  3. retinite
  4. retinites
  5. retinitides
  6. retinitis
  7. retinitis pigmentosa
  8. retinization
  9. retinize
  10. retinized
  11. retinizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retinitis (page history and authors); retinitis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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