Special Senses
retinopathy
ret-in-OP-uh-thee
StatusNew
Definition
Disease of the retina
PathologySpecial Senses
Breakdown
Root
retin/o
retina
Suffix
-pathy
disease
Etymology
Latin: retin/o (retina) + -pathy (disease)
Practice
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