retina
Noun
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The innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball;
It is continuous with the optic nerve (synset 105434566)is a type of: membrane, tissue layer - a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plantshas:- neuroepithelium - epithelium associated with special sense organs and containing sensory nerve endings
- fovea, fovea centralis - area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute
- parafovea - area of the retina immediately surrounding the fovea
- macula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot - a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision
- visual cell - one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light
- blind spot, optic disc, optic disk - the point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
- cone, cone cell, retinal cone - a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
- retinal rod, rod, rod cell - a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light
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