錐すい体たい細さい胞ぼう

noun

cone cell; cone

Photoreceptor cell in the retina responsible for color vision and high-acuity vision. Technical term in anatomy and ophthalmology.

• 錐すい体たい細さい胞ぼうは明あかるい場ば所しょで色いろを識しき別べつする働はたらきがある。

  Cone cells function to distinguish colors in bright places.

noun

pyramidal cell

A type of neuron found in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus, characterized by a pyramid-shaped cell body. This meaning is less common and may be considered a misnomer or rare usage; the standard term for pyramidal cell is 錐体細胞 (すいたいさいぼう) in some contexts, but more commonly ピラミッド細胞 (ピラミッドさいぼう) or 錐体ニューロン. Use with caution.

• 大だい脳のう皮ひ質しつには錐すい体たい細さい胞ぼうと呼よばれるニューロンが存そん在ざいする。

  Neurons called pyramidal cells exist in the cerebral cortex.