Retina

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A delicate, multilayered, light-sensitive membrane lining the inner eyeball and connected by the optic nerve to the brain.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The innermost and chiefly nervous coat of the posterior part of the eyeball, between the choroid coat and the vitreous humor.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
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    retinae    eye   
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