retinal
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Structure diagram of retinal (carotenoid pigment)
See also: rétinal
English
Etymology 1
From retina + -al (“of or pertaining to”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛt.ɪn.əl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛt.ən.əl/, /ˈɹɛt.nəl/
- Rhymes: -ɛtɪnəl
Adjective
retinal (not comparable)
- (ophthalmology, relational) Of or pertaining to the retina.
Derived terms
- antiretinal
- central retinal artery
- cerebroretinal
- chorioretinal
- cilioretinal
- colliculoretinal
- corneoretinal
- electroretinal
- epiretinal
- extraretinal
- hemiretinal
- intraretinal
- intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell
- melanopsin-containing retinal ganglion cell
- nonretinal
- panretinal
- periretinal
- photosensitive retinal ganglion cell
- preretinal
- retinal art
- retinally
- retinal purple
- subretinal
- tapetoretinal
- transretinal
- vitreoretinal
Translations
of or pertaining to the retina
Etymology 2
From retina + -al (“aldehyde”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛt.əˌnæl/, /ˈɹɛt.əˌnɔl/
- Rhymes: -ɛtɪnæl
Noun
retinal (countable and uncountable, plural retinals)
- (biochemistry, organic chemistry) A yellow to orange aldehyde derived from vitamin A that is formed from rhodopsin by the action of light and in combination with proteins forms the visual pigments of the retinal rods and cones.
- Synonyms: retinaldehyde, retinene
Derived terms
Translations
References
- “retinal”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “retinal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
- ratline, inter al., art line, -traline, Latiner, entrail, line art, trenail, trainel, larnite, reliant, latrine
Interlingua
Adjective
retinal (not comparable)
Related terms
Spanish
Pronunciation
Adjective
retinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural retinales)