Defenition of the word retina

• Defenition of the word retina

  • The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain.
  • the light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
  • the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve

Meronymys for the word retina

• • blind spot
  • cone
  • cone cell
  • eye
  • fovea
  • fovea centralis
  • macula
  • macula lutea
  • macular area
  • oculus
  • optic
  • optic disc
  • retinal cone
  • retinal rod
  • rod
  • rod cell
  • visual cell
  • yellow spot

Hypernyms for the word retina

• • membrane
  • tissue layer

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