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retinas

retinas 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.

Questions about retinas

What is retinas the plural of?
Retinas is the plural of retina.

Words near retinas in the dictionary

  1. retinalites
  2. retinally
  3. retinals
  4. retinamide
  5. retinamides
  6. retinas
  7. retinasphalt
  8. retinasphaltum
  9. retine
  10. retinea
  11. retinectomies

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