retinitis pigmentosan.
/ˌrɛtᵻˌnʌɪtᵻs ˌpɪɡmɛnˈtəʊzə/, U.S. /ˌrɛtnˈaɪdᵻs ˌpɪɡmənˈtoʊzə/, /rɛdəˈnaɪdᵻs ˌpɪɡmənˈtoʊzə/ Medicine.
An inherited (most commonly autosomal recessive) degenerative disease of the eye in which spots of black pigment occur in affected areas of the retina, and which is characterized by reduction of vision in dim light (night blindness) and progressive limitation of the visual fields, ultimately resulting in blindness.
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retinitis1821
retinitis pigmentosa1859
retinal detachment1860
detached retina1863
choroido-retinitis1869
neuroretinitis1878
chorioretinitis1880
pseudoglioma1884
macular degeneration1918
retinoblastoma1924
pseudofovea1925
retinopathy1930
RP1975
Rb1976
1859 Med. Times & Gaz. 23 July 90/1 In proof of this may be adduced the peculiar affection of the retina..called by Donders retinitis pigmentosa.
1865 Ophthalmic Rev. 1 47 The occurrence of pigment in the retina.., on account of its marked character in the case of the Spanish Marquis Ariani, was called morbus Arianus, an appellation which has..become changed into that of retinitis pigmentosa.
1925 Amer. Jrnl. Ophthalmol. 8 375/1 Since the eye changes are so constantly associated with bodily defects, hereditary, congenital and acquired, the nervous system may be the primary seat of the affection of which retinitis pigmentosa is only the ocular expression.
1969 Listener 16 Jan. 66/1 One serious congenital abnormality—a form of blindness manifest in adults, retinitis pigmentosa—the early symptoms of which are likely to appear after a man is married and had children, who will then continue to carry the gene.
2005 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) June 212/2 Afflicted with a genetic disease, retinitis pigmentosa, he is slowly losing his sight.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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