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DETACHED RETINA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does detached retina mean?
• DETACHED RETINA (noun)
The noun DETACHED RETINA has 1 sense:
1. visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
Familiarity information: DETACHED RETINA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Visual impairment resulting from the retina becoming separated from the choroid in the back of the eye; treated by photocoagulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
detached retina; detachment of the retina; retinal detachment
Hypernyms ("detached retina" is a kind of...):
vision defect; visual defect; visual disorder; visual impairment (impairment of the sense of sight)
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