DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diabetic retinopathy mean? 

• DIABETIC RETINOPATHY (noun)
  The noun DIABETIC RETINOPATHY has 1 sense:

1. retinopathy involving damage to the small blood vessels in the retina; results from chronically high blood glucose levels in people with poorly controlled diabetes

  Familiarity information: DIABETIC RETINOPATHY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIABETIC RETINOPATHY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Retinopathy involving damage to the small blood vessels in the retina; results from chronically high blood glucose levels in people with poorly controlled diabetes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("diabetic retinopathy" is a kind of...):

retinopathy (a disease of the retina that can result in loss of vision)

 Context examples 

Diabetic retinopathy damages the tiny blood vessels inside your retina.

(Diabetic Eye Problems, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

The most common problem is diabetic retinopathy.

(Diabetic Eye Problems, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)