rhabdom
[ rab-duh m, -dom ]
/ ˈræb dəm, -dɒm /
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noun Anatomy, Zoology.
any of various rod-shaped structures.
the rod-shaped portion of an arthropod ommatidium.
Nearby words
rha, rhabditis, rhabdo-, rhabdocoele, rhabdoid, rhabdom, rhabdomancy, rhabdomyoblast, rhabdomyolysis, rhabdomyoma, rhabdomyosarcoma
Also rhab·dome [rab-dohm] /ˈræb doʊm/.
Related forms
rhab·do·mal [rab-doh-muh l, rab-duh-muh l] /ræbˈdoʊ məl, ˈræb də məl/, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for rhabdom
B, Rhabdom of the same, consisting of five confluent rhabdomeres.
Rhabdom: the rod lying in the axis of the retinula, below the crystalline cone of an eye.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology|John. B. Smith