Medical Definition of Retinal pigments

1. Chemicals functioning in the visual cycle in retinal rod cells. Through excitation by visible light, a series of complex molecular changes occur that serve to trigger in the optical nerve endings an impulse transmitted to the brain, resulting in the perception of vision. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retinal Pigments

retinal detachment
retinal disease
retinal disparity
retinal drusen
retinal dysplasia
retinal embolism
retinal fold
retinal ganglion cell
retinal ganglion cells
retinal image
retinal isomerase
retinal monooxygenase
retinal neovascularization
retinal perforation
retinal pigmented epithelial cell
retinal pigments (current term)
retinal purple
retinal reductase
retinal rod
retinal rod
retinal scanning
retinal vein
retinal vein occlusion
retinal vessels
retinas
retinasphaltum
retine
retinectomy
retinene
retinene

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