choroidopathy
noun
cho·roid·op·a·thy
ˌkōr-ˌȯi-ˈdäp-ə-thē, ˌkȯr-
plural choroidopathies
: a diseased condition affecting the choroid of the eye
… the retinal, choroidal, and optic nerve circulations undergo a series of pathophysiological changes in response to raised blood pressure, resulting in a range of clinical signs referred to as hypertensive retinopathy, hypertensive choroidopathy, and hypertensive optic neuropathy.—Tien Wong and Paul Mitchell, The Lancet
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