midget cell
midget cell noun: a kind of retinal ganglion cell that originates in the ganglion cell layer of the retina, and projects to the parvocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus.
Noun
midget cell (plural midget cells)
Forms of midget cell
| plural | midget cells |
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Origin of midget cell
So called because of the small size of their dendritic trees and cell bodies.
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Questions about midget cell
- What does midget cell mean?
- Midget cell means a kind of retinal ganglion cell that originates in the ganglion cell layer of the retina, and projects to the parvocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus.
- What part of speech is midget cell?
- Midget cell is a noun.
- What is the plural of midget cell?
- The plural of midget cell is midget cells.
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