DETACHMENT OF THE RETINA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does detachment of the retina mean? 

• DETACHMENT OF THE RETINA (noun)
  The noun DETACHMENT OF THE 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: DETACHMENT OF THE RETINA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DETACHMENT OF THE RETINA (noun)

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 ("detachment of the retina" is a kind of...):

vision defect; visual defect; visual disorder; visual impairment (impairment of the sense of sight)