retinitis

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(rĕt'n-ī'tĭs)
n.

Inflammation of the retina.

Inflammation of the retina. Occurs in association with many viral infections, particularly canine distemper, scrapie, classical swine fever (hog cholera) and rabies.

• neurotrophic r. — caused by infection such as canine distemper virus.
• r. pigmentosa — a group of diseases in humans, frequently hereditary, marked by progressive retinal atrophy, attenuation of retinal vessels, and clumping of the pigment, with contraction of the field of vision. See progressive retinal atrophy.

(ret′in-ī′tis)
n

A condition in which the retina becomes inflamed.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - [med.] retinitis, nethindebetændelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
netvliesontsteking

Français (French)
n. - rétinite

Deutsch (German)
n. - Netzhautentzündung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (παθολ.) αμφιβληστροειδίτιδα

Italiano (Italian)
retinite

Português (Portuguese)
n. - retinite (f) (Med.)

Русский (Russian)
воспаление сетчатки

Español (Spanish)
n. - inflamación de la retina, retinitis

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ögonsjukdom

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
视网膜炎

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 視網膜炎

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 망막염

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 網膜炎

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إلتهاب الشبكيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דלקת הרשתית‬

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