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preretinal

preretinal adjective: anterior to the retina.

Adjective

preretinal (not comparable)

  1. anterior to the retina
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Origin of preretinal

From pre- + retinal.

Words that rhyme with preretinal

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Questions about preretinal

What does preretinal mean?
Preretinal means anterior to the retina.
What part of speech is preretinal?
Preretinal is an adjective.

Words near preretinal in the dictionary

  1. preresolving
  2. prerestoration
  3. preresurrection
  4. preresurrectional
  5. preretail
  6. preretinal
  7. preretinally
  8. preretinopathy
  9. preretired
  10. preretiree
  11. preretirees

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