Polyglot Dictionary

retina

/xeˈtʃinɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as retinas

Meaning

  1. retina

    • Descolou a retina.

      His retina detached.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Netzhaut

Netzhaut is the German word for the same thing — both mean "retina."

Spanish

retina

retina is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "retina."

Practice

1 What does retina mean?

2 Fill the gap: Descolou a ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches retina?

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