Hemiretina
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Either half of a retina (either the nasal or the temporal hemiretinas)
"Furthermore, the interhemispheric ratio of the volume of cortex activated in patients who had undergone unilateral enucleation reflected the expected cortical dominance in the hemisphere receiving the nasal hemiretina projection from the remaining eye."
Example
More examples"Furthermore, the interhemispheric ratio of the volume of cortex activated in patients who had undergone unilateral enucleation reflected the expected cortical dominance in the hemisphere receiving the nasal hemiretina projection from the remaining eye."
Etymology
From hemi- + retina.
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