disinsertion

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noun

A tear (rupture) near the periphery of the retina.

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Meanings

noundisinsertion (plural disinsertions)

plural disinsertions

  1. A tear (rupture) near the periphery of the retina.

    While disinsertions are probably due to peripheral cystic degeneration of the retina or to peripheral degenerative chorio-retinitis, traumatic tears which appear in the pre-equatorial zone may simulate disinsertions.

    1944, Edmund Benjamin Spaeth, The Principles and Practice of Ophthalmic Surgery, page 796

Origin

From dis- + insertion.

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MLA

“disinsertion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinsertion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disinsertion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disinsertion.

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