retina
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005488
The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the optic nerve and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the choroid and the inner surface with the vitreous body. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005488 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2015; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | eyes; electroretinography; retinal diseases; diabetic retinopathy; macular degeneration; retinal degeneration; myopia; sclera; rods (retina); cones (retina) |
| Translations | Spanish: retina |
Record as JSON
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"definition": "The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the optic nerve and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the choroid and the inner surface with the vitreous body. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent.",
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"eyes",
"electroretinography",
"retinal diseases",
"diabetic retinopathy",
"macular degeneration",
"retinal degeneration",
"myopia",
"sclera",
"rods (retina)",
"cones (retina)"
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"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2015",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "retina"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/retina/"
}
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