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CONE CELL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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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:

Nouns denoting body parts

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)

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 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)