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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