retrolental fibroplasia

ret·ro·len·tal fi·bro·pla·sia

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [re-troh-len-tl fahy-bruh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
- /ˌrɛ troʊˈlɛn tl ˌfaɪ brəˈpleɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [re-troh-len-tl fahy-bruh-pley-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh]
- /ˌrɛ troʊˈlɛn tl ˌfaɪ brəˈpleɪ ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə/

Definition of retrolental fibroplasia words

noun retrolental fibroplasia an unusual eye disease occurring in premature infants, usually from being given high concentrations of oxygen, which causes abnormal formation of fibrous tissue behind the lens and often results in blindness. 1

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

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