Definition of 'retinopathy'
noun
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(ˌretnˈɑpəθi)
noun
Ophthalmology
any diseased condition of the retina, esp. one that is noninflammatory
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[1930–35; retin(a) + -o- + -pathy]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered English
at around the same time include: boondoggle, logical positivism, preset, saddle stitch, video-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elements
of Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology
(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -pathy is a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “suffering,”
“feeling” (antipathy; sympathy). In compound words of modern formation, -pathy is often used with the meaning “morbid affection,” “disease” (arthropathy; deuteropathy; neuropathy; psychopathy), and hence used also in names of systems or methods of treating disease (allopathy; homeopathy; hydropathy; osteopathy)Examples of 'retinopathy' in a sentence
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