- neuroretinitis
- An inflammation affecting the optic nerve head and the posterior pole of the retina, with cells in the nearby vitreous, usually producing a macular star. SYN: papilloretinitis.- diffuse unilateral subacute n. (DUSN) inflammation of the neurosensory retina caused by infiltration by a roundworm such as Baylisascaris or Ancylostoma species.- stellate n. a unilateral n. with perifoveal exudates in Henle nerve fiber layer producing a macular star and spontaneous regression in a few months. SYN: Leber idiopathic stellate n..
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neu·ro·ret·i·ni·tis -.ret-ən-'īt-əs n, pl -nit·i·des -'nit-ə-.dēz inflammation of the optic nerve and the retina* * *
n.combined inflammation of the optic nerve and the retina.* * *
neu·ro·ret·i·ni·tis (noor″o-ret″ĭ-niґtis) inflammation of the optic nerve and retina.
Medical dictionary. 2011.