rod cell

noun

Any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels.

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rodretinal rod
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Meanings

nounrod cell (plural rod cells)

plural rod cells

  1. anatomyAny of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light

Similar
rodretinal rod
Broader
visual cell
Also see
rod

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian пръчица
  • пръчица (prăčica)any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Catalan bastonet de la retina
  • bastonet de la retinaany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Dutch staafje
  • staafjeany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Finnish sauvasolu, sauva
  • sauvasoluany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
  • sauvaany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
French bâtonnet
  • bâtonnetany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
German Stäbchen
  • Stäbchenany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Indonesian sel batang
  • sel batangany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Italian bastoncello
  • bastoncelloany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Japanese 杆体細胞, 桿体細胞
  • 杆体細胞 (kantai-saibō)any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
  • 桿体細胞 (kantai-saibō)any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Polish pręcik
  • pręcikany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Portuguese bastonete
  • bastoneteany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Russian па́лочка
  • па́лочка (páločka)any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Turkish çubuk hücresi, çomak hücresi
  • çubuk hücresiany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
  • çomak hücresiany of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Ukrainian па́личка
  • па́личка (pályčka)any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina
Cite this entry
APA

rod cell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rod%20cell

MLA

“rod cell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rod%20cell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rod cell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rod%20cell.

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