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1. (n.) retina
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME ret(h)ina < ML rētina, perh. = L rēt-, s. of rēte net + -ina -ine3)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) retina
the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) RETINA
the delicate membrane by which the back part of the globe of the eye is lined, and in which the fibers of the optic nerve terminate. See Eye
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. RETINA
a retiform expansion of the sensatory nerves, which receives the impression that gives rise to vision, or visual perception.
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. RETINA
The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the OPTIC NERVE and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the CHOROID and the inner surface with the VITREOUS BODY. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent.
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Sense: the part of the back of the eye that receives the image of what is seen.
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 Afrikaans: retina |
 Arabic: شَبَكِيَّة العَيْن |
 Bulgarian: ретина |
 Brazilian: retina |
 Czech: sítnice |
 German: die Netzhaut |
 Danish: nethinde; retina |
 Greek: αμφιβληστροειδής χιτώνας |
 Spanish: retina |
 Estonian: võrkkest |
 Farsi: شبکیه چشم |
 Finnish: verkkokalvo |
 French: rétine |
 Hebrew: רִשתִית |
 Hindi: आंख के पीछे का पर्दा |
 Croatian: mrežnica (oka) |
 Hungarian: retina |
 Indonesian: retina |
 Icelandic: sjónhimna |
 Italian: retina |
 Japanese: 網膜 |
 Korean: 망막 |
 Lithuanian: tinklainė |
 Latvian: tīklene |
 Malay: retina |
 Dutch: netvlies |
 Norwegian: netthinne, retina |
 Polish: siatkówka |
 Persian: شبکیه چشم |
 Pashto: شيكيه (دسترګو |
 Portuguese: retina |
 Romanian: retină |
 Russian: сетчатка |
 Slovak: sietnica |
 Slovenian: mrežnica |
 Serbian: mrežnjača |
 Swedish: näthinna |
 Thai: เยื่อชั้นในของลูกตา |
 Turkish: retina, ağ tabaka |
 Taiwanese: 視網膜 |
 Ukrainian: сітківка, сітчаста оболон |
 Urdu: پردۂ بصارت |
 Vietnamese: võng mạc |
 Chinese: 视网膜 |
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