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Retinal

Of or pertaining to the retina.

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Pigment 76% connected

Any material from which a dye, a paint, or the like, may be prepared; particularly, the refined and purified coloring matter ready for mixing with an…

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Retina 74% connected

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.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Retina 74% connected

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.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Rhodopsin 70% connected

The visual purple. See under Visual.

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Retina 66% connected

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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