PHOTORECEPTOR

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N., Pam M.S.
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noun. a visual receptor, particularly a retinal cone or rod.

PHOTORECEPTOR: "Without photoreceptors, you would not be able to see."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. PHOTOPIGMENT
  2. MIDGET BIPOLAR CELL
  3. RHODOPSIN
  4. MEDIUM-WAVELENGTH PIGMENT
  5. FOVEA CENTRALIS
  6. SCOTOPSIN
  7. OPSIN
  8. IONOTROPIC RECEPTOR
  9. VITAMIN A
  10. VISUAL BLURRING
Cite this page: N., Pam M.S., "PHOTORECEPTOR," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 7, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/photoreceptor/ (accessed March 1, 2021).
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