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midget cell

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midget cell

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛl

Noun

midget cell (plural midget cells)

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.

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