English noun: retina | |||
1. | retina (body) the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve | ||
Broader (hypernym) | membrane, tissue layer | ||
Part holonym | blind spot, cone, cone cell, fovea, fovea centralis, macula, macula lutea, macular area, neuroepithelium, optic disc, optic disk, parafovea, retinal cone, retinal rod, rod, rod cell, visual cell, yellow spot | ||
Part meronym | eye, oculus, optic | ||