Definition
The retina is the thin layer of tissue at the back of the eye that senses light and sends visual information to the brain. It contains special cells that turn light into electrical signals.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin *retina* meaning 'net-like', short for *tunica retina* 'net-like tunic'. Early anatomists thought the fine layers and fibers of the retina looked like a net.
Kelly Says
Your retina is like living camera film—it catches light patterns and hands them off to the brain to interpret. The fact that we see a smooth, colorful world from this tiny, delicate sheet of cells is pretty astonishing.
Translations
ARالعربية
شبكية
shab-kee-yah
BNবাংলা
রেটিনা
reh-TEE-nah
CACatalà
retina
reh-TEE-nah
CSČeština
sítnice
see-tee-nee-tseh
DADansk
nethinden
neh-tee-heen-dehn
DEDeutsch
Netzhaut
neh-tz-hah-oot
ELΕλληνικά
χοριοειδής
khor-ee-oh-eh-dees
ESEspañol
retina
reh-TEE-nah
FAفارسی
شبکیه
shab-kee-yah
FISuomi
verkkokalvo
vehr-koh-kahl-voh
HEעברית
רשתית
reh-shee-teet
HIहिन्दी
रेटिना
reh-TEE-nah
HUMagyar
hálóhártya
hah-loh-har-tyah
IDBahasa Indonesia
retina
reh-TEE-nah
ITItaliano
retina
reh-TEE-nah
KMKM
សុដន្ទី
soh-dohn-dee
MSBahasa Melayu
retina
reh-TEE-nah
MYမြန်မာ
မျက်လုံးအတွင်းသား
myehk-lohng-ah-twin-thar
NLNederlands
netvlies
neh-tvlees
NONorsk
nethinnen
neh-tee-hee-nehn
PLPolski
siatkówka
shah-tkoo-vkah
PTPortuguês
retina
reh-TEE-nah
RORomână
retină
reh-TEE-nah
RUРусский
сетчатка
seh-tchah-tkah
SVSvenska
näthinnan
nay-tee-nahn
SWKiswahili
retina
reh-TEE-nah
TAதமிழ்
வல்லிக்குழாய்
vah-lee-koo-zhay
TEతెలుగు
రెటీనా
reh-TEE-nah
THไทย
จอประสาทตา
joh-brah-saad-tah
TRTürkçe
retina
reh-TEE-nah
UKУкраїнська
сітківка
seet-kee-vkah
URاردو
ریٹینا
reh-TEE-nah
VITiếng Việt
màng lưới
mang loo-ee
ZUZU
i-retina
ee-reh-TEE-nah