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retinal rod
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | retinal rod - a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim lightrod cell, rodretina - the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nervevisual cell - one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to lightretinal purple, rhodopsin, visual purple - a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light |
EncyclopediaSeerodretinal rod
rod [rod] 1. a straight, slim mass of substance.2. one of two types of visual cells, cylindrical segments that contain rhodopsin" >rhodopsin; together with the cones" >cones they form the light-sensitive elements of the retina. See also eye" >eye and vision" >vision. Called also retinal rod.Corti's r's pillar cells.Harrington rod a rigid contoured metal rod used in Harrington instrumentation.olfactory rod the slender apical portion of an olfactory bipolar neuron, a modified dendrite extending to the surface of the epithelium.retinal rod rod" >rod (def. 2).retinal rodA receptor in the retina that responds to the presence of light. See: retina for illusSee also: rodLegalSeeRodretinal rod
Synonyms for retinal rodnoun a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim lightSynonymsRelated Words- retina
- visual cell
- retinal purple
- rhodopsin
- visual purple
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