retinopatía

See also: retinopatia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English retinopathy, equivalent to retina + -patía.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retinopaˈtia/ [re.t̪i.no.paˈt̪i.a]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Syllabification: re‧ti‧no‧pa‧tí‧a

Noun

retinopatía f (plural retinopatías)

  1. (ophthalmology) retinopathy
    • 2016 October 14, “En una feria enseñan a prevenir la ceguera”, in El Deber Bolivia:
      [] personas con discapacidad visual, al menos dos terceras partes es debido a causas tratables como la catarata, defectos refractivos, retinopatía diabética, ceguera infantil, glaucoma, oncocercosis y tracoma.
      [] people with impaired vision, at least two thirds is due to treatable causes like cataracts, refractive defects, diabetic retinopathy, child blindness, glaucoma, onchocerciasis and trachoma.

Derived terms

  • retinopático

Further reading

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