retina — meaning in English

English meaning

• hairnet noun A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way, e.g. while cooking.
• retina noun The light-sensitive layer of cells at the back of the eye that sends visual signals to the brain.

Senses

retina is used for these senses in English:

• caul The thin membrane which covers the lower intestines; the omentum. [from 14th c.]
• hairnet A net designed to keep hair up and out of the way, e.g. while cooking.
• retina (ophthalmology) 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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