Etymology

retinula

R1E1T1I1N1U1L1A1

Today it means: One of the group of pigmented cells that surround the retinophorae of invertebrates. Full definition →

New Latin rētinula ← Medieval Latin rētina
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromrētina
  2. New Latin · derived fromrētinula
  3. English todayretinula

Borrowed from New Latin rētinula, diminutive of Medieval Latin rētina. By surface analysis, retin(a) + -ula.

Words from the same roots

Medieval Latinrētina all →

retinaablatio retinaeretineum

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