"midget cell" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: midget cells [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛl Etymology: So called because of the small size of their dendritic trees and cell bodies. Head templates: {{en-noun}} midget cell (plural midget cells)
  1. A kind of retinal ganglion cell that originates in the ganglion cell layer of the retina, and projects to the parvocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus. Wikipedia link: midget cell
    Sense id: en-midget_cell-en-noun-~qJPAR2r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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