central artery of retina
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central artery of the retina — n a branch of the ophthalmic artery that passes to the retina in the middle of the optic nerve and branches to form the arterioles of the retina called also central retinal artery … Medical dictionary
central artery — n a branch of the ophthalmic artery or the lacrimal artery that enters the substance of the optic nerve and supplies the retina … Medical dictionary
arteria central de la retina — Eng. Central artery of retina Arteria que tiene origen en la rama colateral de la arteria oftálmica y que se distribuye por la superficie interna de la retina. Arteria de Zinn … Diccionario de oftalmología
central artery of the retina — noun a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve • Syn: ↑arteria centralis retinae • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel • Part Holonyms: ↑eye, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
obstrucción de la arteria central de la retina — Eng. Obstruction of the central artery of the retina Cierre al flujo sanguíneo en la arteria central de la retina que se manifiesta por pérdida súbita, importante e indolora de la visión, con aparición en la oftalmoscopia de mancha rojo cereza e… … Diccionario de oftalmología
embolia de arteria central de la retina — Eng. Retinal central artery embolism Ver obstrucción de la arteria central de la retina … Diccionario de oftalmología
central vein of the retina — n a vein that is formed by union of the veins draining the retina, passes with the central artery of the retina in the optic nerve, and empties into the superior ophthalmic vein called also central retinal vein … Medical dictionary
Retina — For the Retina display in the iPhone 4, see iPhone 4#Display. Retina Right human eye cross sectional view. Courtesy NIH National Eye Institute. Many animals hav … Wikipedia
Artery — A vessel that carries blood that is high in oxygen content away from the heart to the farthest reaches of the body. Since blood in arteries is usually full of oxygen, the hemoglobin in the red blood cells is oxygenated. The resultant form of… … Medical dictionary
Central retinal artery — The blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina. The counterpart to the central retinal artery is the central retinal vein, the vessel that carries blood away from the retina. * * * central retinal artery n… … Medical dictionary
