English > retina: 1 sense > noun 1, body| Meaning | The innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve. |
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| Part of | eye, oculus, optic | The organ of sight |
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| Parts | blind spot, optic disc, optic disk | The point where the optic nerve enters the retina |
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| cone, cone cell, retinal cone | A visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color |
| fovea, fovea centralis | area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute |
| macula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot | A small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision |
| neuroepithelium | epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings |
| parafovea | area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea |
| rod, rod cell, retinal rod | A visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light |
| visual cell | One of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light |
| Broader | membrane, tissue layer | A pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants |
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| Spanish | retina |
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| Catalan | retina |
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| Adjectives | retinal | in or relating to the retina of the eye |
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