Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z retightening The act or process of tightening something again. retile To tile again; to replace with new tiles retill To till again. retillage The act of tilling land again. retilt To tilt again. retimber To fit with new timbers. retime The act of timing again. retin To coat with tin again. retina The thin layer of cells at the back of the eyeball that contains rods and cones sensitive to light, which trigger nerve impulses that pass via the optic nerve to the brain, where a visual image is formed. retinacular Relating to a retinaculum retinaculate Having a retinaculum. Retinaculiaperti Class of spore chains that are open and spiral-shaped. retinaculum A connecting band. retinal Of or pertaining to the retina. retinaldehyde retinal retinalite A translucent variety of serpentine of a honey-yellow to greenish-yellow colour, with a waxy resinous lustre. retinally With reference to, or by means of the retina retinamide Any amide of retinoic acid. retinasphalt Retinite. retine The inhibiting agent in Szent-Györgyi's theory of cell division. retinectomize To carry out a retinectomy. retinectomy The excision of retinal tissue. retinene retinaldehyde retinerved Having reticulated veins. retineum Part of the eye of an invertebrate which corresponds in function with the retina of a vertebrate, hypothetical membrane resembling the retina. retinex The retina and the cortex. retinite Any of various resins, similar in appearance to amber, associated with brown coal. retinitis Inflammation of the retina. retinization The adjustment period in which the face adapts to a retinoid treatment. retinize To treat or coat (something) with a retinal substance. retinker To tinker again. retinner One who retins. retinoate Any salt or ester of retinoic acid. retinoblast An immature retinal cell. retinoblastoma A malignant tumour of the retina; a hereditary condition found mostly in children. retinocentric Centred on the retina retinocentrically In a retinocentric manner retinocerebral Relating to the retina and the cerebral cortex. retinochoroidal Relating to the retina and choroid. retinochoroiditis inflammation of the retina and choroid retinochoroidopathy Any disease of the retina and choroid retinochrome Any of a class of photosensitive pigment, related to rhodopsin, located primarily in the inner portions of the visual cells of cephalopods retinociliary Synonym of cilioretinal. retinocochleocerebral Relating to the retina, cochlea, and cerebrum; applied to Susac's syndrome. retinocollicular Of, pertaining to, or connecting the retina and the midbrain colliculus retinocortical Relating to the retina and cortex. retinocyte a specialized cell in the retina of the eye, specifically referring to photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) that detect light and initiate vision. retinocytoma A benign form of retinoblastoma retinofugal Leading away from the retina retinogenesis The development of the retina retinogenic Relating to retinogenesis retinogeniculate Of, pertaining to, or connecting the retina and the geniculate ganglion. retinogeniculostriate Relating to the retina and the geniculostriate pathway retinogram An image of the retina obtained by retinography retinograph Synonym of retinogram. retinographer A person who carries out retinography retinography Imaging of the retina, whether as a diagnostic aid or for identification purposes. retinohypothalamic Of or pertaining to the retina and the hypothalamus; used especially of the retinohypothalamic tract, a photic input pathway involved in the circadian rhythms of mammals. retinoic Derived from retinol; relating to retinoic acid or its derivatives retinoid Pertaining to or resembling a resin. retinol A fat-soluble carotenoid vitamin (vitamin A), present in fish oils and green vegetables, essential to normal vision and to bone development. retinological Relating to retinology. retinologist One who studies retinology. retinology The study of the retina. retinoma A (normally benign) tumour of the retina retinometry The measurement of the retina's ability to perceive visual stimuli. retinomotor Relating to movement of the retina. retinopapillitis Inflammation of the retina and the optic papilla, usually as a part of optic neuritis; depending on nosologic approach, viewed as synonymous with, hyponymous to, or differentiable from any of the following: papillitis, retinal papillitis, optic papillitis, optic neuritis, and papilledema. retinopathic Relating to retinopathy. retinopathology The pathology of retinopathies retinopathy Non-inflammatory disease of the retina. retinopexy fastening of a retinal tear retinophilin A phosphoprotein in the photoreceptors of fruit flies retinophora One of a group of two to four united cells which occupy the axial part of the ocelli, or ommatidia, of the eyes of certain invertebrates, and contain the terminal nerve fibrils. retinophoral Of or pertaining to retinophorae. retinoprotective That protects the retina from damage retinorecipient That receive impulses from the retina retinoschisin A protein, present in the retina, that is associated with retinoschisis retinoschisis An eye disease characterized by the abnormal splitting of the retina's neurosensory layers, usually in the outer plexiform layer, sometimes resulting in partial loss of vision. retinoscleral Relating to the retina and the sclera retinoscope An instrument used for examining the refraction of light within the eye. retinoscopic Relating to retinoscopy. retinoscopically By means of retinoscopy. retinoscopist One who carries out retinoscopy. retinoscopy Analysis of the refractive properties of the eye using a retinoscope; skiascopy. retinosis Any degenerative condition of the retina. retinosome A lipid organelle present in retinal epithelium retinotectal Of or pertaining to the retina and the optic tectum retinothalamic Relating to the retina and the thalamus retinothalamocortical Relating to the retina, thalamus and the cerebral cortex retinotomy incision into, or division of, the retina retinotopic Describing a projection of an image onto a part of the brain that preserves the spatial relations of the image as received by the retina retinotopical Relating to retinotopy retinotopically In a retinotopic manner retinotopy The mapping of the visual field to individual neurons retinotoxic toxic to the retina retinotoxicity The condition of being retinotoxic retinovascular Relating to the blood vessels of the retina retinovasculopathy retinal vasculopathy retinovitreal Relating to the retina and the vitreous humour retinoyl A univalent radical formally derived from retinoic acid by removal of the hydroxyl group. retinoylate To carry out, or to undergo retinoylation. retinoylation Reaction, typical of protein, with a retinoyl group or other derivative of retinoic acid. retint To tint again. retinue A group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important. retinued Provided with a retinue. retinula One of the group of pigmented cells that surround the retinophorae of invertebrates. retinular Of or relating to the retinula. retinulate Having, or characterized by, retinulae. retinule retinula retinyl The univalent radical derived from retinol retinylamine A diterpene amine related to retinol retinylidene The divalent radical formally derived from retinal by loss of an oxygen atom retip To fit with a new tip. retipilate Having a reticulate pattern of pila retirable Able or due to be retired. retiracy retirement retirade A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a reentering angle. retiral Withdrawal, retreat. retirant One who has retired from work; a retiree. retire To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. retired Secluded from society (of a lifestyle, activity etc.); private, quiet. retiredly In a retired or withdrawn situation. retiredness Quality of being retired or withdrawn. retiree Someone who has retired from active working. retirement An act of retiring; withdrawal. retirer Someone who retires. retiring introverted, liking privacy and seclusion. retiringly In a retiring manner. retiringness The quality of being retiring. Retiro A district in south-east Madrid, Spain. retistene A white crystalline hydrocarbon produced indirectly from retene. retitelarian Of or relating to the Retitelae, a group of spiders. retitle To provide with a new title. retitling The act of giving something a new title. Retjenu The Pharaonic areas of Canaan and Syria, stretching from the Negev Desert in southern Israel to the Orontes River which flows from central Lebanon to Syria and Turkey. Djahy refers to the area of Retjenu spanning from Ashkelon to Lebanon and Galilee. retoast To toast again. retokenization Process of retokenizing. retokenize To tokenize again. retone To tone again. retool To adjust; to optimize; to rebuild. retoolable Able to be retooled. retooler One who retools. retooling The fact or process of re-equipping or modifying something. retooth To fit with new teeth. retoother A machine that retooths. retop To top again or anew; to provide with a new top section. retopicalization The act or process of retopicalizing. retopicalize To topicalize again or anew. retopologization Synonym of retopology.