retineum

English

Etymology

From New Latin retineum, from Medieval Latin retina. By surface analysis, retin(a) +‎ -eum.

Noun

retineum (plural retinea)

  1. (archaic, zoology) Part of the eye of an invertebrate which corresponds in function with the retina of a vertebrate, hypothetical membrane resembling the retina.

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