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hypertensive retinopathy

hy·per·ten·sive ret·i·nop·a·thy


noun 
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retinal damage from high blood pressure: retinal changes resulting from local bleeding and impaired blood supply that threaten eyesight and even life. Hypertensive retinopathy indicates that blood pressure is excessively high.

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