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Retina vs Retinoschisis - What's the difference?

retina | retinoschisis |

As a verb retina

is .

As a noun retinoschisis is

(medicine) an eye disease characterized by the abnormal splitting of the retina's neurosensory layers, usually in the outer plexiform layer, sometimes resulting in partial loss of vision.

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

    Anagrams

    * *

    External links

    * (wikipedia "retina")

    References

    English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    retinoschisis

    English

    Noun

  • (medicine) An eye disease characterized by the abnormal splitting of the retina's neurosensory layers, usually in the outer plexiform layer, sometimes resulting in partial loss of vision.