retina Definition
reti·na (ret′'n ə)
noun pl. -·nas or -·nae′-ē′
the innermost coat lining the interior of the eyeball, containing various layers of photoreceptive cells that are directly connected to the brain by means of the optic nerve
Etymology: ML, prob. < L rete (gen. retis), net < IE base *ere-, loose, separate > Gr erēmos, solitary, Lith rẽtis, sieve & (prob.) L rarus, rare
retina Usage Examples
Converse of object
- detach: He has a detached retina, which cannot be fixed.
- stimulate: The pupil allows the light to enter the eye to stimulate the retina.
- affect: Summary: A macular hole affects the retina, causing problems with central vision.
- reach: The iris controls the amount of light that actually reaches the retina.
- protect: Once there, they protect the retina from damage caused by sunlight.
- damage: Their research aims to discover why diabetes damages the retina, the complex light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.
Preposition: at
back: The retina at the back of the eye requires a constant blood supply.
Adjective modifier
- avascular: ROP is an alteration to this development Distinct demarcation line between vascular and avascular retina develops into a ridge.
- mammalian: The retina of the octopus is constructed more logically than the mammalian retina.
- peripheral: Views out to the peripheral retina may be obtained with some lenses.
- neural: The role of the retinal pigment epithelium in regulating development of the neural retina.
- damaged: February 1981 Has an eye operation in Bogotá , Colombia, to repair a damaged retina.
- artificial: He's created an artificial retina that copies the function of a real one down to the firing of individual neurons.
Modifies a noun
- scanner: Force cooperate him to use the retina eye scanner, which will open the door.
- scan: No scope for anonymity and personal freedom - ID cards, CCTV, databases, DNA samples, retina scans?
- dance: Retina Dance moved in - great to have them with us.
- cell: The rats, which had been given both human and rat retina cells, retained the cells and didn't go blind.
- eye: Force cooperate him to use the retina eye scanner, which will open the door.
Preposition: in
eye: This is the first image processing after the signal leaves the retina in the eye.
Preposition: of
eye: Within the field of vision, all people have a blind spot on the retina of the eye which cannot receive visual images.
Browse dictionary entries near retina
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- ‹ reticuloendothelial
- ‹ reticulocyte
- ‹ reticule
- ‹ reticulation
- ‹ reticulate
- ‹ reticular
- ‹ reticle
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