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VISUAL CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("visual cell" is a kind of...):
somatic cell; vegetative cell (any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "visual cell"):
cone; cone cell; retinal cone (a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color)
retinal rod; rod; rod cell (a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light)
Holonyms ("visual 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)
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