English Explanatory Dictionary

photoreceptor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A specialized neuron or other structure able to detect and react to light.

Word forms

photoreceptor photoreceptors

Etymology

From photo- + receptor.

Derived words

interphotoreceptor multiphotoreceptor
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