ablatio retinae
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ablatio (“carrying away”) + Middle English rethina, from Medieval Latin retina, from Latin rete (“net”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ ˈɹɜt.n̩.i/
Noun
ablatio retinae (uncountable)
- (medicine) Detachment of the retina.
References
- Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940) Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6