photoreceptor
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| zoology, physiol a light-sensitive cell or organ that conveys impulses through the sensory neuron connected to it | |
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Photoreceptor
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Medical Dictionary
photoreceptor pho·to·re·cep·tor (fō'tō-rĭ-sěp'tər)
n.
A nerve ending, cell, or group of cells specialized to sense or receive light.
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Science Dictionary
photoreceptor (fō'tō-rĭ-sěp'tər) Pronunciation Key
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Example sentences
Some scientists are trying to inject signaling molecules into the eye to stimulate light-collecting photoreceptor cells to regrow.
Through the same viral strategy, both photoreceptor types were then introduced into neurons.
Scanning the eyes of dogs that underwent the procedure, researchers could see how the photoreceptor cells had changed.
First, the pigment cell absorbs light and casts a shadow over the photoreceptor cell.
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