English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ablatio (carrying away) + Middle English rethina, from Medieval Latin retina, from Latin rete (net).

Pronunciation

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  • (US) IPA(key): /æbˈleɪ.ʃi.oʊ ˈɹɜt.n̩.i/

Noun

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ablatio retinae (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) Detachment of the retina.

References

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  • Thomas, Clayton L., editor (1940), Taber's Encyclopedic Medical Dictionary, 5th edition, Philadelphia, PA: F. A. Davis Company, published 1993, →ISBN, page 6