retinae
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pluralof retina.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
retinanounthe innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
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The researchers demonstrated axon regeneration in animal models and human cells taken from retinae donated by patients.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 19, 2024
Binocular depth cues compare information represented in the two retinae because they do not see the visual field exactly the same.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Figure 14.24 Topographic Mapping of the Retina onto the Visual Cortex The visual field projects onto the retina through the lenses and falls on the retinae as an inverted, reversed image.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Because of this offset, visual stimuli do not fall on exactly the same spot on both retinae unless we are fixated directly on them and they fall on the fovea of each retina.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The occipital movement would, therefore, be excited through the retina, and would result in bringing the yellow spot region of the retinae of both eyes to bear upon the object.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various