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retinal rod
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun retinal rod has 1 sense
  1. rod, rod cell, retinal rod - visual receptor cell sensitive to dim light
    --1 is a kind of visual cell
    --1 is a part of retina
    --1 has parts: visual purple, rhodopsin, retinal purple

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Retinal Rod

Noun:

A type of photoreceptor cell in the retina that is responsible for vision in low light conditions.

Example sentence:

Retinal rods are highly sensitive to light and allow us to see in dimly lit environments.

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Adjective:

Referring to or concerning the retinal rods.

Example sentence:

The patient showed signs of retinal rod dysfunction.

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