central artery of the retina cent·ra·lar·teryoftheretina uncommon noun 1. a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve Synonymscentral artery of the retinaarteria centralis retinae Related words Broader terms artery Parts eye WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
