CENTRAL ARTERY OF THE RETINA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does central artery of the retina mean? 

• CENTRAL ARTERY OF THE RETINA (noun)
  The noun CENTRAL ARTERY OF THE RETINA has 1 sense:

1. a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve

  Familiarity information: CENTRAL ARTERY OF THE RETINA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CENTRAL ARTERY OF THE RETINA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

arteria centralis retinae; central artery of the retina

Hypernyms ("central artery of the retina" is a kind of...):

arteria; arterial blood vessel; artery (a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body)

Holonyms ("central artery of the retina" is a part of...):

eye; oculus; optic (the organ of sight)