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tapetal

/ˈtæpɪtəl/

tapetal adjective: relating to a tapetum.

Adjective

tapetal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to a tapetum
    • The two affected siblings showed pale disc, attenuated vessels, normal macula and plenty of hypo-pigmented lesion, tapetal reflex was seen at the background in the elder sibling (34y), whereas the younger sibling (27yrs) had little hypo-pigmentation.2015 July 6, “Homozygosity Mapping in Leber Congenital Amaurosis and Autosomal Recessive Retinitis Pigmentosa in South Indian Families”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of tapetal

From tapetum + -al.

Words formed from tapetal

Words that rhyme with tapetal

Questions about tapetal

What does tapetal mean?
Tapetal means relating to a tapetum.
What part of speech is tapetal?
Tapetal is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tapetal?
Tapetal is pronounced /ˈtæpɪtəl/.

Words near tapetal in the dictionary

  1. tapet
  2. tapeta
  3. tapeta lucida
  4. tapetail
  5. tapetails
  6. tapetal
  7. tapete
  8. tapetes
  9. tapeti
  10. tapetis
  11. tapetoretinal

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