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ret·i·nal 1
(rĕt′n-ăl′)adj.
Of or relating to the retina of the eye.
ret·i·nal 2
(rĕt′n-ăl′, -ôl′)n.
Either of two chromophores that are aldehydes of vitamin A1 and vitamin A2 and that bind covalently with an opsin protein to form rhodopsin or porphyropsin. Also called retinene.
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ret•i•nal1
(ˈrɛt n əl)adj.
of or pertaining to the retina of the eye.
ret•i•nal2
(ˈrɛt nˌæl, -ˌɔl)n.
an orange visual pigment, C20H28O, the active component of rhodopsin and iodopsin, that is liberated upon the absorption of light in the vision cycle.
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Noun | 1. | retinal - either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) retinal purple, rhodopsin, visual purple - a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light |
Adj. | 1. | retinal - in or relating to the retina of the eye; "retinal cells" |
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rétinal
ret·i·nal
a. de la retina, retiniano-a; rel. a la retina;
___ degeneration → deterioro retiniano, deterioración retiniana;
___ perforation → perforación ___.
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retinal
adj retiniano, de retinaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.