rod cell
Anatomical term for the photoreceptor cell in the retina responsible for vision in low light. Often used in the compound 桿体細胞.
See also: 桿体細胞
Rod cells are involved in vision in dark places.
The retina has rod cells and cone cells.
Full compound explicitly meaning 'rod cell'; 桿体 is often used as an abbreviation in anatomical contexts.
rod cell; rod
Standard kanji form for the anatomical term 'rod cell'.
Variant kanji form; 杆 is a simplified variant of 桿.
From 桿 (rod, shaft) + 体 (body), a direct calque of the English 'rod cell' or German 'Stäbchenzelle'. The kanji 桿 is used for its meaning of a cylindrical rod.