Name: | photoreceptor outer segment layer |
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Synonyms: | photoreceptor outer segment layers |
Definition: | Layer of the retina composed of the outer segments of the photoreceptor cells. The photoreceptor outer segment is a specialized primary cilium consisting of a microtubule-based axoneme and regular stacks of membrane folds or disks containing the photopigments (opsins) required for the phototransduction cascade. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001466] |
Name: | shortened |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's length being notably lower than its width. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0002364] |