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retinitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.22 in modern English

Syllables
re-tini-tis
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the retina.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English retina Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English retinitis From retina + -itis.

Usage

Inflected Forms

retinitides (plural)

Derived Forms

chorioretinitis choroidoretinitis neuroretinitis uveoretinitis

Phrases

retinitis pigmentosa

Questions

What does retinitis mean?
Inflammation of the retina.
Where does retinitis come from?
Etymology tree English retina Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -itisder. English -itis English retinitis From retina + -itis.

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