rhabdom

[ rab-duhm, -dom ]

nounAnatomy, Zoology.

any of various rod-shaped structures.
the rod-shaped portion of an arthropod ommatidium.

Origin of rhabdom

¹

1875–80; <Late Greek rhábdōma bundle of rods; see rhabdo-, -oma

Also rhab·dome [rab-dohm]. /ˈræb doʊm/.

Other words from rhabdom

rhab·do·mal [rab-doh-muhl, rab-duh-muhl], /ræbˈdoʊ məl, ˈræb də məl/, adjective

Words Nearby rhabdom

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How to use rhabdom in a sentence

rhabdom: the rod lying in the axis of the retinula, below the crystalline cone of an eye.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
B, rhabdom of the same, consisting of five confluent rhabdomeres.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 | Various

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