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retina
/ˈɹɛtənə/
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“The illustration shows the retina.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does retina mean?
noun
- The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed.
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/ˈɹɛtənə/
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The trained mind, alone, more discerning than our retina, sees clearly that which defies the perceptive faculties of the eye.
The retina, which receives visual impressions, has reached such development at birth, however, that sensations of light can be perceived.
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They are like two balls of fire, and there is a peculiar transparency of the hyaloid membrane, or injection of that of the retina.
The retina is wholly different, with an actual inversion of the elemental parts, and with a large nervous ganglion included within the membranes of the eye.
At night the pupil dilates more than in the day-time, and hence vision with the extramacular or peripheral portions of the retina is correspondingly better.