retinopatía
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See also: retinopatia
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English retinopathy, equivalent to retina + -patía.
Pronunciation
Noun
retinopatía f (plural retinopatías)
- (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.
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Further reading
- “retinopatía”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10