retinal


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
retina /ˈrɛtɪnə/
noun (pl. retinas or retinae /-niː/) a layer at the back of the eyeball that contains cells sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.
– derivatives
retinal adjective,
retinitis noun.
– origin ME: from med. L., from L. rete ‘net’.
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