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Complete Definition of "retina"

see|Retina
English
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Noun
Image:Human eye cross-sectional view grayscale.png|thumb|right|280px|Illustration showing parts of the human eye, including the retina.
en-noun|pl2=retinae

#anatomy The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain.

Translations

Czech: sítnice f
Dutch: netvlies n, retina formal
French: rétine f
German: Netzhaut f, Retina f
Greek: αμφιβληστροειδής [aɱ.fi.vli.ˌstro̞.i.ˈðis] m
Korean: 눈의 망막
mid
Chinese: 視網膜
Russian: сетчатка (s'etčátka) f
Spanish: retina f

Derived terms
retinal
retinitis
detached retina

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