| NOUN | body | retinal rod, rod, rod cell | a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light |
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| Meaning | A visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light. | |
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| Synonyms | rod, rod cell | |
| Part of | retina | The innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball |
| Parts | visual purple, rhodopsin, retinal purple | A red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates |
| Broader | visual cell | One of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light |
| Spanish | bastón | |
| Catalan | bastó | |
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