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retinae

US/ˈɹɛt.əˌni/

retinae is the plural of retina.

Meaning of retina

Noun

retina (plural retinas or retinae or (archaic) retinæ)

  1. 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.

Origin of retinae

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Phrases with retinae

Questions about retinae

What is retinae the plural of?
Retinae is the plural of retina.
How do you pronounce retinae?
Retinae is pronounced /ˈɹɛt.əˌni/ (US).

Words near retinae in the dictionary

  1. retinacula
  2. retinacular
  3. retinaculate
  4. Retinaculiaperti
  5. retinaculum
  6. retinae
  7. retinal
  8. retinal art
  9. retinal purple
  10. retinaldehyde
  11. retinaldehydes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: retinae (page history and authors); retina (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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