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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 holonymblind 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 meronymeye, oculus, optic









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