| disciform | Disk-shaped. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| disciform degeneration | Foveal or parafoveal subretinal neovascularization with retinal separation and haemorrhage leading finally to a circular mass of fibrous tissue with marked loss of visual acuity. Synonym: disciform macular degeneration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disciform keratitis | Large disk-shaped infiltration of the central or paracentral corneal stroma. This lesion is deep and nonsuppurative and is seen in virus infections, particularly herpetic. Synonym: keratitis disciformis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| disciform macular degeneration | Foveal or parafoveal subretinal neovascularization with retinal separation and haemorrhage leading finally to a circular mass of fibrous tissue with marked loss of visual acuity. Synonym: disciform macular degeneration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| albuminuric retinitis | See: hypertensive retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apoplectic retinitis | An obsolete term for the appearance of the retina after occlusion of the central retinal vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| azotemic retinitis | An obsolete term for hypertensive retinopathy. See: hypertensive retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent central retinitis | An obsolete term for central serous retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| central angiospastic retinitis | An obsolete term for central serous choroidopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retinitis | <ophthalmology> Inflammation of the retina. (05 May 1997) |
| retinitis pigmentosa | <ophthalmology> Disease caused by overactivity of the pigmented retinal epithelial cells, leading to damage and occlusion of photoreceptors and blindness. (18 Nov 1997) |
| retinitis proliferans | <ophthalmology, pathology> A disease of the small blood vessels of the retina of the eye. See: diabetic retinopathy. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (09 Oct 1997) |
| retinitis sclopetaria | A severe contusion lesion of the retina, as from a shot pellet or BB. Origin: from sclopetum, a medieval handgun (05 Mar 2000) |
| retinitis syphilitica | Syphilitic retinitis, retinitis often associated with syphilitic choroiditis, especially in congenital syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gravidic retinitis | An obsolete term for toxaemic retinopathy of pregnancy. See: toxaemic retinopathy of pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |