retina

ret·i·na   (rět'n-ə)    n.   pl. ret·i·nas or ret·i·nae (rět'n-ē') A delicate, multilayered, light-sensitive membrane lining the inner eyeball and connected by the optic nerve to the brain. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin rētina, from Latin rēte, net.] ret'i·nal adj.

retina [(ret-n-uh)]

The inner layer of the eye, sensitive to light, that is connected to the brain by the optic nerve. The retina lines the rear of the eye-ball. The lens of the eye focuses waves of light on the retina.

retina 

Main Entry: ret·i·na
Pronunciation: 'ret-^&n-&, 'ret-n&
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural retinas or ret·i·nae /-^&n-"E/
: the sensory membrane that lines most of the large posterior chamber of the vertebrate eye, is composed of several layersincluding one containing the rods and cones, and functions as the immediate instrument of vision by receiving the image formed by the lens and converting it into chemical and nervous signals whichreach the brain by way of the optic nerve

retina ret·i·na (rět'n-ə)
n. pl. ret·i·nas or ret·i·nae (rět'n-ē')
The delicate multilayered light-sensitive membrane lining the inner posterior chamber of the eyeball containing the rods and cones and connected by the optic nerve to the brain.

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ret'i·nal adj.