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Definition of retina
Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of retina is as below...
Retina
(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..
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Retinaculum
::
Retinaculum
(n.) One of the
retractor
muscles
of the
proboscis
of
certain
worms.
Optography
::
Optography
(n.) The
production
of an
optogram
on the
retina
by the
photochemical
action
of light on the
visual
purple;
the
fixation
of an image in the eye. The
object
so
photographed
shows white on a
purple
or red
background.
See
Visual
purple,
under
Visual..
Optical
::
Optical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the eye;
ocular;
as, the optic
nerves
(the first pair of
cranial
nerves)
which are
distributed
to the
retina.
See
Illust.
of
Brain,
and Eye..
Chlorophane
::
Chlorophane
(n.) The
yellowish
green
pigment
in the inner
segment
of the cones of the
retina.
See
Chromophane.
Melanin
::
Melanin
(n.) A black
pigment
found in the
pigment-bearing
cells of the skin
(particularly
in the skin of the
negro),
in the
epithelial
cells of the
external
layer of the
retina
(then
called
fuscin),
in the outer layer of the
choroid,
and
elsewhere.
It is
supposed
to be
derived
from the
decomposition
of
hemoglobin..
Retineum
::
Retineum
(n.) That part of the eye of an
invertebrate
which
corresponds
in
function
with the
retina
of a
vertebrate.
After-image
::
After-image
(n.) The
impression
of a vivid
sensation
retained
by the
retina
of the eye after the cause has been
removed;
also
extended
to
impressions
left of
tones,
smells,
etc..
Photogene
::
Photogene
(n.) A more or less
continued
impression
or image on the
retina.
Xanthophane
::
Xanthophane
(n.) The
yellow
pigment
present
in the inner
segments
of the
retina
in
animals.
See
Chromophane.
Eyeglass
::
Eyeglass
(n.) The
retina.
Phosphene
::
Phosphene
(n.) A
luminous
impression
produced
through
excitation
of the
retina
by some cause other than the
impingement
upon it of rays of
light,
as by
pressure
upon the
eyeball
when the lids are
closed.
Cf.
After-image..
Retinal
::
Retinal
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
retina.
Fulcrum
::
Fulcrum
(n.) The
connective
tissue
supporting
the
framework
of the
retina
of the eye.
Phenakistoscope
::
Phenakistoscope
(n.) A
revolving
disk on which
figures
drawn in
different
relative
attitudes
are seen
successively,
so as to
produce
the
appearance
of an
object
in
actual
motion,
as an
animal
leaping,
etc., in
consequence
of the
persistence
of the
successive
visual
impressions
of the
retina.
It is often
arranged
so that the
figures
may be
projected
upon a
screen..
Rhodophane
::
Rhodophane
(n.) The red
pigment
contained
in the inner
segments
of the cones of the
retina
in
animals.
See
Chromophane.
Retinacula
::
Retinacula
(pl. ) of
Retinaculu.
Photochemical
::
Photochemical
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to
chemical
action
of
light,
or
produced
by it; as, the
photochemical
changes
of the
visual
purple
of the
retina..
Retinaculum
::
Retinaculum
(n.) A small gland or
process
to which
bodies
are
attached;
as, the
glandular
retinacula
to which the
pollinia
of
orchids
are
attached,
or the hooks which
support
the seeds in many
acanthaceous
plants..
Retinaculum
::
Retinaculum
(n.) One of the
annular
ligaments
which hold the
tendons
close to the bones at the
larger
joints,
as at the wrist and
ankle..
Retinoscopy
::
Retinoscopy
(n.) The study of the
retina
of the eye by means of the
ophthalmoscope.
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