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retina (ˈrɛtɪnə
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noun
(plural) -nas, -nae (-ˌniː)- the light-sensitive membrane forming the inner lining of the posterior wall of the eyeball, composed largely of a specialized terminal expansion of the optic nerve. Images focused here by the lens of the eye are transmitted to the brain as nerve impulses
Derived Forms
ˈretinal adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Medieval Latin, perhaps from Latin rēte netTranslations for 'retina'
- British English: retina Your retina is the area at the back of your eye. It receives the image that you see and then sends the image to your brain. NOUNHe had to have eye surgery on a torn retina two years ago.
- Brazilian Portuguese: retina
- Chinese: 视网膜视視网網膜
- European Spanish: retina
- French: rétine
- German: Netzhaut
- Italian: retina
- Japanese: 網膜
- Korean: 망막
- Portuguese: retina
- Spanish: retina
Example Sentences Including 'retina'
All I could see was the black-and-white scene burned on my retina -- two soldiers running, the other two kneeling and loading.BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)
Fallon already has impaired vision in his right eye, despite two operations on a detached retina.Independent (1999)
In Nature, the gentle curves and spiral structures actually relax the eyes: the retina widens and our vision softens.MOVING INTO ECSTASY: An Urban Mystic's Guide to Movement, Music and Meditation (2001)
Macular degeneration is a disturbance in the centre of the retina , the macular.CBC (2004)
Making the most of it The retina is also well equipped to make the most of what little light there is.New Scientist (1999)
The ball smashed John Cavender's specs, sending shards into his retina.Sun, News of the World (2001)
The pain of the young prisoners seemed drawn on his retina in white lines.Somewhere East of Life
They are essential to the development of specialized cells in the retina , according to a researcher at Dalhousie University in Halifax.Globe and Mail (2003)
`I'm sure he'd much rather rest in peace than flash upon the retina of your psychic eye.Absolute Truths
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