chorioretinopathy

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English

Etymology

From chorio- +‎ retinopathy.

Noun

chorioretinopathy (plural chorioretinopathies)

  1. (pathology) A noninflammatory disease of the choroid and retina of the eye.
    • 2001, WG Sebald, translated by Anthea Bell, Austerlitz, Penguin, published 2011, page 51:
      There was considerable uncertainty, said Zděnek Gregor, about the causes of the disorder, described by the literature on the subject as central serous chorioretinopathy.