Definition of Cone cell

1. Noun. A visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and to color.

Exact synonyms: Cone, Retinal Cone
Group relationships: Retina
Generic synonyms: Visual Cell
Terms within: Iodopsin

Medical Definition of Cone cell

1. One of the two photoreceptor cell types in the vertebrate retina. In cones the photopigment is in invaginations of the cell membrane of the outer segment. Cones are less sensitive to light than rods, and are differentially sensitive to particular wavelengths of light and therefore important for colour vision. They provide vision with higher spatial and temporal acuity, and it is the combination of signals from cones with different pigments that facilitates colour vision. There are three types of cones, each type sensitive to red, green or blue. Present in large numbers in the fovea. (03 Jul 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cone Cell

Conepatus
Conepatus leuconotus
cones
conessi
conessi
conessine
Conestoga
Conestoga wagon
conexus
conexus intertendineus
coney
coneys
Coney Island
cone biopsy
cone cell (current term)
cone cell (current term)
cone cell of retina
cone clutch
cone degeneration
cone disks
cone down
cone dystrophy
cone fibre
cone friction clutch
cone granule
cone of light
cone pepper
cone shape
cone vision
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