See Also: retinitis sclopetaria(medicine)
Retinitis(medicine)
Retinitis(health)
retinitis(dictionary)
cmv retinitis(medicine)
circinate retinitis(medicine)
retinitis proliferans(medicine)
apoplectic retinitis(medicine)
retinitis syphilitica(medicine)
secondary retinitis(medicine)

manic (oh) and retinitis sclopetaria (medicine)


manic (oh)



[Date: 1900-2000; Origin: mania]
informal behaving in a very anxious or excited way
::She seemed slightly manic.
::Mortimer continued to shoot, a manic grin on his face.
medical relating to a feeling of great happiness or excitement that is part of a mental illness

retinitis sclopetaria (medicine)


retinitis sclopetaria


A severe contusion lesion of the retina, as from a shot pellet or BB.

Origin: from sclopetum, a medieval handgun