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parasol cell

parasol cell noun: a kind of retinal ganglion cell. Parasol cells project their axons to the magnocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus, where they synapse with magnocellular cells.

Noun

parasol cell (plural parasol cells)

  1. A kind of retinal ganglion cell. Parasol cells project their axons to the magnocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus, where they synapse with magnocellular cells.

Forms of parasol cell

pluralparasol cells

Questions about parasol cell

What does parasol cell mean?
Parasol cell means a kind of retinal ganglion cell. Parasol cells project their axons to the magnocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus, where they synapse with magnocellular cells.
What part of speech is parasol cell?
Parasol cell is a noun.
What is the plural of parasol cell?
The plural of parasol cell is parasol cells.

Words near parasol cell in the dictionary

  1. parasol
  2. parasol ant
  3. parasol ants
  4. parasol beech
  5. parasol beeches
  6. parasol cell
  7. parasol cells
  8. parasol leaf tree
  9. parasol leaf trees
  10. parasol mushroom
  11. parasol mushrooms

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