See Also: 11-cis-retinal(medicine)
retinal rod(medicine)
retinal(2)(dictionary)
Retinal(health)
retinal(1)(dictionary)
Retinal(medicine)
Retinal layers(health)
retinal neovascularization(medicine)
retinal monooxygenase(medicine)
retinal isomerase(medicine)

attune (iou) and 11-cis-retinal (medicine)


attune (iou)



attune verb. L16.
[from AT- + TUNE verb.]
verb trans. Bring into musical accord. (Foll. by to.) L16.
Pope For Phemius to the lyre attuned the strain.
verb trans. Make tuneful or melodious. M17-L18.
Milton Aires, vernal aires..attune The trembling leaves.
verb trans. Bring (an instrument) to the correct pitch; tune. E18.
verb trans. fig. Bring into harmony or accord; make perfectly suited or receptive to. E18.
M. L. King My hearing was not attuned to the sound of such bitterness. C. Sagan Life forms developed that were finely attuned to their specific environments. J. Carey It's curious..that a novel so attuned to the selfishness and pain behind every face should transmit such an exuberant sense of life.
verb intrans. Harmonize with. E20.
fig.: R. Langbridge This might have been carefully studied so as to attune with his General appearance.
attunement noun M19.

11-cis-retinal (medicine)


11-cis-retinal


The isomer of retinaldehyde that can combine with opsin to form rhodopsin; it is formed from 11-trans-retinal by retinal isomerase.

Synonym: neoretinal b.