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Meaning of RETINAL

Pronunciation:  r'etunul

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from Rhodopsin by the action of light
  2. [adj]  in or relating to the retina of the eye; "retinal cells"
 
 Synonyms: retinene
 
 See Also: pigment, retinal purple, rhodopsin, visual purple

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ret"i*nal\, a. (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the retina.

{Retinal purple} (Physiol. Chem.), the visual purple.

 



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