RETINOPATHY

Specialty Definition: RETINOPATHY

Domain	Definition
Health	1. retinitis (= inflammation of the retina). 2. retinosis (= degenerative, noninflammatory condition of the retina). (references)
Medicine	Any non-inflammatory disease of the retina. Source: European Union. (references)
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Specialty Definition: Retinopathy

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Retinopathy is a general term that refers to some form of non-inflammatory damage to the retina of the eye. Most commonly it is the blood vessels that are the direct medium for the disease. Main causes of retinopathy are :

diabetes - diabetic retinopathy
arterial hypertension - hypertensive retinopathy
prematurity of the newborn - retinopathy of prematurity (ROP)
sickle cell anemia
direct sunlight exposure - solar retinopathy
medicinal products - drug-related retinopathy
retinal vein or artery occlusion

If retinopathy progresses and it is severe or if it affects primarily macula region of the retina, it can lead to blindness.

Retinopathy is diagnosed by a ophtamologist during a form of examination called fundus exam. Treatment depends on the cause of the disease.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Retinopathy."

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Crosswords: RETINOPATHY

Specialty definitions using "RETINOPATHY": Aldose Reductase Inhibitor ♦ Calcium Dobesilate, Canthaxanthin ♦ Diabetic Retinopathy ♦ Vitrectomy. (references)

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Commercial Usage: RETINOPATHY

Domain	Title
References	The 2002 Official Patient's Sourcebook on Diabetic retinopathy (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Hypertensive Retinopathy (Ophthalmologica, Vol. 198, No. 4) (reference) (more book examples)
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Photo Album: RETINOPATHY

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	A pediatric ophthalmologist, uses an indirect ophthalmoscope to examine an infant with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Credit: Children's Hospital, Buffalo, NY.		A premature infant is given an eye examination to check for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Credit: Children's Hospital, Buffalo, NY.
	Premature infant with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) being examined by pediatric ophthalmologist. Credit: Photography Department, Casey Eye Institute, Portland, OR.		Proliferative retinopathy, an advanced form of diabetic retinopathy, occurs when abnormal new blood vessels and scar tissue form on the surface of the retina. Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health.
	In background retinopathy, a slight deterioration in the small blood vessels of the retina, portions of the vessels may swell and leak fluid into the surrounding retinal tissue. Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health.		Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) visual acuity chart. (Chart 1). Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health.
	A scene as it might be viewed by a person with diabetic retinopathy. Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health .		A laser can treat certain eye diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy. Credit: National Eye Institute, National Institutes of Health.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: RETINOPATHY

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		View of boys by person with diabetic retinopathy. (references)
		There are two treatments for diabetic retinopathy. (references)
		Once you have proliferative retinopathy, you will always be at risk for new bleeding. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: RETINOPATHY

"RETINOPATHY" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "RETINOPATHY" is used about 63 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	63	42,364

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expressions: RETINOPATHY

Expressions using "RETINOPATHY": Diabetic Retinopathy ♦ Proliferative Retinopathy ♦ Purtscher's traumatic angiopathic retinopathy ♦ Retinopathy of Prematurity ♦ viral encephalopathy and retinopathy. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: RETINOPATHY

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
diabetic retinopathy	154	laser retinopathy	3
retinopathy	78	retinopathy peoria	3
central serous retinopathy	44	retinopathy bloomington	3
retinopathy of prematurity	40	retinopathy illinois	3
proliferative diabetic retinopathy	37	diabetic retinopathy peoria	3
hypertensive retinopathy	18	diabetic retinopathy illinois	3
prematurity retinopathy ultrasound	7	diabetic retinopathy bloomington	3
diabetes retinopathy	6	disease epidemiology poland retinopathy	3
cataract glaucoma retinopathy	5	serous retinopathy	2
texas diabetic retinopathy	5	retinopathy solar	2
ft worth diabetic retinopathy	5	diabetic picture retinopathy	2
fort worth diabetic retinopathy	5	radiation retinopathy	2
dallas diabetic retinopathy	5	cell retinopathy sickle	2
proliferative retinopathy	3	phototherapy prematurity retinopathy	2
diabetic oklahoma retinopathy surgery	3	color diabetic proliferative retinopathy testing	2
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Modern Translation: RETINOPATHY

Language		Translations for "RETINOPATHY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		retinopathia. (various references)

Dutch		retinopathie. (various references)

Finnish		retinopatia, verkkokalvosairaus. (various references)

French		rétinopathie. (various references)

German		Retinopathie. (various references)

Greek		αμφιβληστροειδοπάθεια. (various references)

Italian		retinopatia. (various references)

Pig Latin		etinopathyray

Portuguese		retinopatia. (various references)

Spanish		retinopatía. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: RETINOPATHY

Misspellings
	"RETINOPATHY" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: retinophathy. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: RETINOPATHY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-h-i-n-o-p-r-t-t-y"
	-1 letter: hypertonia.
	-2 letters: anorthite, paternity.
	-3 letters: antihero, antitype, atropine, attorney, patentor, perianth, thionate, thiotepa, triptane.
	-4 letters: another, antipot, atrophy, atropin, entropy, hairnet, heparin, hyperon, hyponea, inearth, intreat, iterant, nattier, nitrate, operant, painter, panther, partite, patient, patriot, pattern, pertain, phaeton, phonate, phonier, phorate, phytane, pointer, portent, pottery, pottier, pronate, protean, protein, repaint, reptant, tertian, therapy, thorite.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-h-i-n-o-p-r-t-t-y"
	+1 letter: attorneyship.
	+2 letters: attorneyships.
	+3 letters: hypnotherapist.
	+4 letters: hypnotherapists.
	+5 letters: hyperrationality, hyperstimulation, hyperventilation, thrombocytopenia.
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