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retina meaning in Tamil

விழித்திரை

/ˈɹɛt.ɪ.nə/US/ˈɹɛt.ə.nə/

retina in Tamil: விழித்திரை, ரெட்டினா. In English, retina means 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.

Tamil words for retina

விழித்திரை, ரெட்டினா

English meaning of retina

  1. 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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Questions about retina in Tamil

What is the meaning of retina in Tamil?
Retina in Tamil is விழித்திரை, ரெட்டினா.
retina என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Retina: விழித்திரை, ரெட்டினா.
What does retina mean in English?
Retina means 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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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: retina (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: retina (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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