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单词 retinitis pigmentosa
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Definition of retinitis pigmentosa in English:

retinitis pigmentosa

noun ˌpɪɡmɛnˈtəʊsəˌpiɡmənˈtōsə
mass nounMedicine
  • A chronic hereditary eye disease characterized by black pigmentation and gradual degeneration of the retina.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Homer has been legally blind since the age of 35 as a result of retinitis pigmentosa and glaucoma.
    • Diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa damage cells in the eye that normally convert light to electrical impulses.
    • Millions of people around the world live in a blurry or darkened world because of eye diseases such as macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa.
    • Diagnosed at Moorfields Eye Hospital at the age of 4 with retinitis pigmentosa and told that I would not see beyond the age of 15, I have been fortunate to reach the age of 35 with some residual peripheral vision.
    • Bryant has retinitis pigmentosa, an eye disease that has blinded four generations of her family.

Origin

Mid 19th century: pigmentosa, feminine of Latin pigmentosus, from pigmentum 'pigment'.

 
 

Definition of retinitis pigmentosa in US English:

retinitis pigmentosa

nounˌpiɡmənˈtōsə
Medicine
  • A chronic hereditary eye disease characterized by black pigmentation and gradual degeneration of the retina.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Millions of people around the world live in a blurry or darkened world because of eye diseases such as macular degeneration or retinitis pigmentosa.
    • Bryant has retinitis pigmentosa, an eye disease that has blinded four generations of her family.
    • Diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa damage cells in the eye that normally convert light to electrical impulses.
    • Homer has been legally blind since the age of 35 as a result of retinitis pigmentosa and glaucoma.
    • Diagnosed at Moorfields Eye Hospital at the age of 4 with retinitis pigmentosa and told that I would not see beyond the age of 15, I have been fortunate to reach the age of 35 with some residual peripheral vision.

Origin

Mid 19th century: pigmentosa, feminine of Latin pigmentosus, from pigmentum ‘pigment’.

 
 
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