English Explanatory Dictionary

midget cell

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

midget cell midget cells

Etymology

So called because of the small size of their dendritic trees and cell bodies.

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