Synset

the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

part meronym

neuroepithelium fovea, fovea centralis parafovea macula, macula lutea, macular area, yellow spot visual cell blind spot, optic disc, optic disk cone, cone cell, retinal cone rod, rod cell, retinal rod

part holonym

eye, oculus, optic

hypernym

membrane, tissue layer