Synonyms for "photoreceptor"

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4 relation types

derived

2 entries

interphotoreceptormultiphotoreceptor

derived from

2 entries

photoreceptor

has context

1 entries

biology

related to

2 entries

lightneuron

Translations

9 translations across 9 languages.

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Catalan

1 entries

• fotoreceptor noun (biology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light)

Finnish

1 entries

• fotoreseptori noun (biology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light)

French

1 entries

• photorécepteur noun (biology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light)

German

1 entries

• Photorezeptor noun (biology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light)

Irish

1 entries

• fótaghabhdóir noun (biology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light)

Italian

1 entries

• fotorecettore noun (biology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

• ronahîwergir noun (biology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light)

Portuguese

1 entries

• fotorrecetor noun (biology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light)

Spanish

1 entries

• fotorreceptor noun (biology: a specialized neuron able to detect and react to light)

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