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retrolental fibroplasia

noun

, Pathology.
  1. 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.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of retrolental fibroplasia1

First recorded in 1940–45

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