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retinal en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɛt.nəl/ (General-American)
• /ˈɹɛt.ən.əl/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹɛt.ɪn.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English retina Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English retinal From retina + -al (“of or pertaining to”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, relational) Of or pertaining to the retina.

Deriveds

nonretinal · panretinal · cilioretinal · electroretinal · transretinal · postretinal · intraretinal · photosensitive retinal ganglion cell · extraretinal · retinal purple · subretinal · antiretinal · vitreoretinal · melanopsin-containing retinal ganglion cell · epiretinal · colliculoretinal · intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cell · periretinal · cerebroretinal · retinally · tapetoretinal · chorioretinal · preretinal · corneoretinal · hemiretinal · retinal art · neuroretinal · central retinal artery

Translations (7)

pt retiniano (of or pertaining to the retina) · es retinal (of or pertaining to the retina) · es retiniano (of or pertaining to the retina) · es retínico (of or pertaining to the retina) · pt retínico (of or pertaining to the retina) · cmn 視網膜的 /视网膜的 (of or pertaining to the retina) · tl busiligin (of or pertaining to the retina)

retinal en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɛt.əˌnɔl/ (General-American)
• /ˈɹɛt.əˌnæl/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree English retina Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Latin alcoholder. Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin de-der. Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)der. German Aldehydbor. English aldehydeclip. English -al English retinal From retina + -al (“aldehyde”).

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A yellow to orange aldehyde derived from vitamin A that is formed from rhodopsin by the action of light and in combination with proteins forms the visual pigments of the retinal rods and cones.

Forms

Deriveds

neoretinal

Synonyms

retinene · retinaldehyde

Translations (2)

cmn 視黃醛 /视黄醛 (aldehyde pigment) · el ρετινάλη (aldehyde pigment)