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CONE CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color
Synonyms:
cone; cone cell; retinal cone
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cone cell" is a kind of...):
visual cell (one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light)
Meronyms (parts of "cone cell"):
iodopsin (a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision)
Holonyms ("cone cell" is a part of...):
retina (the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve)
Context examples:
Unlike humans, mice and other small mammals’ cone cells are segregated in the retina, the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye.
(New color vision pathway unveiled, NIH)
The researchers used camera filters to simulate mouse rod and cone cells’ light-detection levels.
(New color vision pathway unveiled, NIH)
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