any of various noninflammatory diseases of the retina which may have serious effects on vision
retinopathy in American English
(ˌrɛtənˈɑpəθi)
nounWord forms: pluralˌretiˈnopathies
any disease, inflammation, etc. of the retina
retinopathy in American English
(ˌretnˈɑpəθi)
noun
Ophthalmology
any diseased condition of the retina, esp. one that is noninflammatory
Word origin
[1930–35; retin(a) + -o- + -pathy]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boondoggle, logical positivism, preset, saddle stitch, video-o- is the typical ending of the first element of compounds of Greek origin (as -i- is, in compounds of Latin origin), used regularly in forming new compounds with elementsof Greek origin and often used in English as a connective irrespective of etymology(Franco-Italian; geography; seriocomic; speedometer); -pathy is a combining form occurring in loanwords from Greek, where it meant “suffering,”“feeling” (antipathy; sympathy). In compound words of modern formation, -pathy is often used with the meaning “morbid affection,” “disease” (arthropathy; deuteropathy; neuropathy; psychopathy), and hence used also in names of systems or methods of treating disease (allopathy; homeopathy; hydropathy; osteopathy)
Examples of 'retinopathy' in a sentence
retinopathy
By the same reasoning, proliferative vascular disorders such as retinopathy, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis may worsen with proangiogenic therapy.
The Scientist (2000)
Google has developed a system that can detect diabetic retinopathy, a cause of blindness, by looking at retina images.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Then doctors diagnosed me with retinopathy, a disease of the retina causing loss of vision.
The Sun (2015)
The condition, diabetic retinopathy, can prevent light being detected on the retinaor even reaching it.