Retinal
adjective
1.
of or relating to the retina of the eye.
noun, Biochemistry.
1.
an orange pigment, C 2 0 H 2 8 O, that is the active component of rhodopsin and is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle; vitamin A aldehyde.
retinal ret·i·nal (rět’n-āl’, -ôl’)
n.
See retinaldehyde.
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- Retinal detachment
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