How many syllables in retina?

There are 3 syllables in the word retina.

How to pronounce retina:

retina (noun):: the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve.; the sensory membrane that lines the eye, is composed of several layers including one containing the rods and cones, and functions as the immediate instrument of vision by receiving the image formed by the lens and converting it into chemical and nervous signals which reach the brain by way of the optic nerve see eye illustration

blind spot

cone

cone cell

eye

fovea

fovea centralis

macula

macula lutea

macular area

membrane

neuroepithelium

oculus

optic

optic disc

optic disk

parafovea

retinal cone

retinal rod

rod

rod cell

visual cell

yellow spot

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