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单词 retinal rod
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retinal rod


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Noun1.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

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retinal rod


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 [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 rod

A receptor in the retina that responds to the presence of light. See: retina for illusSee also: rod
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retinal rod


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Synonyms for retinal rod

noun a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light

Synonyms

  • rod cell
  • rod

Related Words

  • retina
  • visual cell
  • retinal purple
  • rhodopsin
  • visual purple
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