photoreceptor

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English - Turkish
fotoreseptör
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A specialized neuron able to detect, and react to light
{i} receptor which perceives light stimulus (Biology)

Related Terms

photoreceptors
plural of photoreceptor
photoreceptors
The light sensitive cells in the eye divided into rods (which see in dim light and do not distinguish between colours) and cones (which are responsible for colour vision)
photoreceptors
called rods and cones; cells within the retina that convert light into electrical impulses to visualize centrally, peripherally, and to perceive color