visual cell
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1. one of the cells of the retina that is sensitive to light (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | somatic cell, vegetative cell, |
| definition | : | any of the cells of a plant or animal except the reproductive cells; a cell that does not participate in the production of gametes (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cone, cone cell, retinal cone, |
| definition | : | a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | retinal rod, rod, rod cell, |
| definition | : | a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | retina, |
| definition | : | the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve (noun.body) |
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