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RETINAL CONE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 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:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("retinal cone" is a kind of...):

visual cell (one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light)

Meronyms (parts of "retinal cone"):

iodopsin (a violet photopigment in the retinal cones of the eyes of most vertebrates; plays a role in daylight vision)

Holonyms ("retinal cone" 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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