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rhabdom
[ rab-duhm, -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.
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Also rhab·dome [rab-dohm]. /ˈræb doʊm/.
OTHER WORDS FROM rhabdom
rhab·do·mal [rab-doh-muhl, rab-duh-muhl], /ræbˈdoʊ məl, ˈræb də məl/, adjectiveWords nearby rhabdom
RHA, Rhabditis, rhabdo-, rhabdocoele, rhabdoid, rhabdom, rhabdomancy, rhabdomyoblast, rhabdomyolysis, rhabdomyoma, rhabdomyosarcoma
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How to use rhabdom in a sentence
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. SmithB, Rhabdom of the same, consisting of five confluent rhabdomeres.