retinal

Relating to the retina of the eye.

• 🇩🇪Die Netzhaut des Auges betreffend. Zur Netzhaut gehörend.

1. Relating to the retina B2 formal medical

   Pertaining to the light-sensitive layer of tissue at the back of the eye.

   • The doctor examined the retinal blood vessels for signs of disease.
   • Retinal detachment is a serious condition that requires immediate treatment.
   • The patient underwent retinal surgery to repair the damage.

   🇩🇪Netzhaut-

• more retinal comparative form
• most retinal superlative form

A noun referring to either of two yellow to red pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light, involved in the visual process.

• 🇩🇪Retinal ist ein Retinoid, genauer der Aldehyd des Vitamin A, der in den Photorezeptoren der Netzhaut als Chromophor an Opsin gebunden vorkommt und durch Licht isomerisiert wird.

1. Light-sensitive pigment C2 formal scientific

   Either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light.

   • The retinal molecule changes shape when it absorbs a photon.
   • Retinal is a key component in the visual cycle of vertebrates.
   • The conversion of rhodopsin to retinal is triggered by light exposure.

   🇩🇪Lichtempfindliches Pigment

   Synonyme: retinene

• retinals plural form
• retinals' possessive plural form
• retinal's possessive singular form