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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: , probably from Latin rete 'net'

retina

 noun
     
Related topics: Biology, Human
ret‧i‧na [countable]
HB the area at the back of your eye that receives light and sends an image of what you see to your brain
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