"rod cell" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: rod cells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rod cell (plural rod cells)
  1. (anatomy) Any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels. Wikipedia link: rod cell Categories (topical): Anatomy Coordinate_terms: cone cell [anatomy, medicine, sciences] Translations (any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina): bastonet de la retina [masculine] (Catalan), staafje [neuter] (Dutch), sauvasolu (Finnish), sauva (Finnish), bâtonnet [masculine] (French), Stäbchen [neuter] (German), sel batang (Indonesian), bastoncello [masculine] (Italian), 杆体細胞 (kantai-saibō) (Japanese), 桿体細胞 (kantai-saibō) (Japanese), xaneya çîlkeyî [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), pręcik [masculine] (Polish), bastonete [masculine] (Portuguese), па́лочка (páločka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-rod_cell-en-noun-L-vm-GbK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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