n. (pl. retinas, retinae) a layer at the back of the eyeball sensitive to light, and triggering nerve impulses via the optic nerve to the brain where the visual image is formed. retinal adj.
[ ME f. med.L f. L rete net ]
RETINA
Meaning of RETINA in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012