retina
/ˈretɪnə/noun
(pl. retinas 或retinae /-niː/)
- a layer at the back of the eyeball that contains cells sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed视网膜。
派生词
retinal
adjective词源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin, from Latin rete 'net'.