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retinopapillitis

retinopapillitis noun: inflammation of the retina and the optic papilla, usually as a part of optic neuritis; depending on nosologic approach, viewed as synonymous with, hyponymous to, or differentiable from any of the following: papillitis, retinal papillitis, optic papillitis, optic neuritis, and papilledema.

Noun

retinopapillitis (uncountable)

  1. Inflammation of the retina and the optic papilla, usually as a part of optic neuritis; depending on nosologic approach, viewed as synonymous with, hyponymous to, or differentiable from any of the following: papillitis, retinal papillitis, optic papillitis, optic neuritis, and papilledema.

Origin of retinopapillitis

From retino- + papillitis.

Questions about retinopapillitis

What does retinopapillitis mean?
Retinopapillitis means inflammation of the retina and the optic papilla, usually as a part of optic neuritis; depending on nosologic approach, viewed as synonymous with, hyponymous to, or differentiable from any of the following: papillitis, retinal papillitis, optic papillitis, optic neuritis, and papilledema.
What part of speech is retinopapillitis?
Retinopapillitis is a noun.

Words near retinopapillitis in the dictionary

  1. retinols
  2. retinoma
  3. retinomas
  4. retinometry
  5. retinomotor
  6. retinopapillitis
  7. retinopathic
  8. retinopathies
  9. retinopathology
  10. retinopathy
  11. retinopexies

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