Associations to the word «Tapetum»

Wiktionary

TAPETUM, noun. (anatomy) A membranous layer of tissue
TAPETUM LUCIDUM, noun. A layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrate animals, immediately behind or sometimes within the retina, that reflects visible light so as to increase the light available to the photoreceptors.

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