| 单词 | pigment epithelium |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspigment epithelium pigment epithelium n. Anatomy the layer of the retina next to the underlying choroid, which consists of a single layer of pigmented cells having processes that extend between the rods and cones of the adjacent layer, and which continues forwards over the posterior surfaces of the ciliary processes and the iris. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > sense organ > sight organ > parts of sight organ > [noun] > retina > layers of Jacob's membrane1842 plexiform layer1856 molecular layer1867 pigment epithelium1872 pigment layer1872 1872 G. R. Cutter tr. H. Frey Microscope & Microsc. Technol. 591 Deposits of lime-molecules, which may dislodge the pigment epithelium and compress the retina. 1971 T. L. Lentz Cell Fine Struct. 386 The pigment epithelium has traditionally been considered as a layer of the retina. It may more logically, however, belong to the choroid. 1997 Time (Special Issue) Fall 25/2 The disease process..starts in the layer of tissue known as rpe, or retinal pigment epithelium, cells. < as lemmas |
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