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retinitis proliferans

ret·i·ni·tis pro·lif·er·ans [ rett'n tiss prō líffərənz ]


noun 
Definition:
 
severe diabetic retinal damage: bleeding from, and forward extension of, untreated fragile new blood vessels that may develop in the eyes because of poorly controlled diabetes

[< modern Latin, "reproducing retinitis"]
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