extraretinal

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adjective

Outside of the retina.

OriginEnglish retinal ← Latin extrā ← Proto-Italic *eksteros →
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Meanings

adjectiveextraretinal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOutside of the retina.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰsteros
  3. Proto-Italic*eksteros
  4. Latinexter
  5. Latinextrā
  6. Englishextra-
  7. Englishretinal
  8. Englishextraretinal

From extra- + retinal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with extraretinal

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Cite this entry
APA

extraretinal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extraretinal

MLA

“extraretinal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extraretinal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extraretinal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extraretinal.

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