diabetic retinopathy
noun Pathology.
a disorder of the blood vessels of the retina occurring as a complication of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus and often leading to blindness.
Words nearby diabetic retinopathy
diabetic coma,
diabetic dermopathy,
diabetic diet,
diabetic glomerulosclerosis,
diabetic neuropathy,
diabetic retinopathy,
diabetogenic,
diabetogenous,
diabetologist,
diable,
diablerie
Medical definitions for diabetic retinopathy
diabetic retinopathy
n.
Retinal changes occurring in long-term diabetes and characterized by punctate hemorrhages, microaneurysms, and sharply defined waxy exudates.