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Retina
The delicate membrane by which the back part of the globe of the eye is lined, and in which the fibers of the optic nerve terminate. See Eye.
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A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing…
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Of or pertaining to the retina.
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Of or pertaining to the retina.
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A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle; -- called also a right…
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A slight depression or pit; a fossa.
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A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb.
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A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).
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A brood; as, an eye of pheasants.
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An eye; (Bot.) a leaf bud.
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The organ of sight; an eye.
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