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Where does “uveoretinitis” come from?

uveoretinitis (English) comes from English retinitis, from English retina, from Middle English rethina, from Medieval Latin retina, from Latin rēte.

uveoretinitis (English): inflammation of the uvea and retina of the eye

Definitions

  1. inflammation of the uvea and retina of the eye

Ancestry of “uveoretinitis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishretinitisInflammation of the retina
2EnglishretinaThe thin layer of cells at the back of the...
3Middle Englishrethina—
4Medieval Latinretinasmall net; a rein; medieval spelling of rēsīna
5Latinrēte—
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