retinodialysis

di·al·y·sis ret·i·nae

congenital or traumatic separation of the peripheral sensory retina from the retinal pigment epithelium at the ora serrata, often causing a retinal detachment.

Synonym(s): retinodialysis

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retinodialysis

(ret?i-no-di-al'i-sis) [? + Gr. dialysis, separation]

Detachment of the retina at its periphery. Synonym: disinsertion

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