chorioretinitis

chorioretinitis
- c. sclopetaria proliferation of fibrous tissue in the choroid and retina as the result of contusion of the sclera by a high velocity missile. [L. sclopetum, 14th century Italian handgun]

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cho·rio·ret·i·ni·tis -.ret-ən-'īt-əs also cho·roi·do·ret·i·ni·tis kə-.rȯid-ō- n, pl -nit·i·des -'it-ə-.dēz inflammation of the retina and choroid of the eye

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cho·rio·ret·i·ni·tis (kor″e-o-retґĭ-niґtis) [chorio- + retinitis] inflammation of the choroid and retina; retinochoroiditis.

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