idioretinal

idioretinal
id·io·ret·i·nal .id-ē-ə-'ret-ən-əl, -'ret-nəl adj peculiar to the retina specif originating subjectively in the retina <\idioretinal light>

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id·io·ret·i·nal (id″e-o-retґĭ-nəl) pertaining to the retina alone; a term applied to a visual sensation occurring without any visual stimulus.

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