Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Situated or occurring behind a lens, as of the eye.
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- adjective anatomy Situated behind a
lens (of the eye).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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A epidemic of retrolental fibroplasia (RLF) seemed to have grown up just as treatments for preemies had improved.
Doctor Pinpointed Oxygen as Cause of Preemies' Blindness Stephen Miller 2010
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A epidemic of retrolental fibroplasia (RLF) seemed to have grown up just as treatments for preemies had improved.
Doctor Pinpointed Oxygen as Cause of Preemies' Blindness Stephen Miller 2010
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A epidemic of retrolental fibroplasia (RLF) seemed to have grown up just as treatments for preemies had improved.
Doctor Pinpointed Oxygen as Cause of Preemies' Blindness Stephen Miller 2010
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Known then as retrolental fibroplasia, it is now called retinopathy of prematurity, or R.O.P. The oxygen, he found, led to overgrowth of blood vessels in the eye, damaging the retina irreparably.
NYT > Home Page By LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN 2010
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Let me explain: I've been living with retrolental fibroplasia (now known by the more benign, over-arching term
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