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retinotectal

retinotectal adjective: of or pertaining to the retina and the optic tectum.

Adjective

retinotectal (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the retina and the optic tectum

Origin of retinotectal

From retino- + tectal.

Questions about retinotectal

What does retinotectal mean?
Retinotectal means of or pertaining to the retina and the optic tectum.
What part of speech is retinotectal?
Retinotectal is an adjective.

Words near retinotectal in the dictionary

  1. retinoscopy
  2. retinoses
  3. retinosis
  4. retinosome
  5. retinosomes
  6. retinotectal
  7. retinothalamic
  8. retinothalamocortical
  9. retinotomies
  10. retinotomy
  11. retinotopic

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