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Retina vs Fundus - What's the difference?

retina | fundus |

In anatomy terms the difference between retina and fundus

is that retina is the thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain while fundus is the large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially.

retina

English

Noun

  • (anatomy) The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball where light is converted into neural signals sent to the brain.

    • Derived terms

    * retinal * retinitis * retinopathy * detached retina

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    External links

    * (wikipedia "retina")

    References

    English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    fundus

    English

    Noun

    (fundi)
  • (anatomy) the large, hollow part of an organ farthest from an opening; especially
  • # the top, hollow portion of the uterus and
  • # the back, interior part of the eye, accommodating the retina and associated blood vessels, etc.
  • # the uppermost hollow of the stomach, which in humans forms a bulge above where the oesophagus enters the stomach.
  • # the deepest part of a sulcus, such as the sulci in the human cerebral cortex.

    • Derived terms

    * fundectomy * fundic * fundusectomy English nouns with irregular plurals ----