HyperDic: retinal_cone

English > 1 sense of the expression retinal cone:
NOUNbodyretinal cone, cone, cone cella visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
English > retinal cone: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color.
Synonymscone, cone cell
Part ofretinaThe innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball
PartsiodopsinA violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates
Broadervisual cellOne of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light
Spanishcono
Catalancon de la retina, con

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