rhodopsin
[ roh-dop-sin ]
/ roʊˈdɒp sɪn /
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noun Biochemistry.
a bright-red photosensitive pigment found in the rod-shaped cells of the retina of certain fishes and most higher vertebrates: it is broken down by the action of dim light into retinal and opsin.
Nearby words
rhodomontade, rhodonite, rhodope, rhodope mountains, rhodophylaxis, rhodopsin, rhodora, rhodos, rhoecus, rhoicissus, rhomb
Also called visual purple.
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Examples from the Web for rhodopsin
In the outer part of the rods the visual purple or rhodopsin is found.
British Dictionary definitions for rhodopsin
rhodopsin
/ (rəʊˈdɒpsɪn) /
noun
a red pigment in the rods of the retina in vertebrates. It is dissociated by light into retinene, the light energy being converted into nerve signals, and is re-formed in the darkAlso called: visual purple See also iodopsin
Word Origin for rhodopsin
C20: from rhodo- + -opsis + -in
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Medicine definitions for rhodopsin
rhodopsin
[ rō-dŏp′sĭn ]
n.
A thermolabile protein that is sensitive to red light and is found in the external segments of the rods of the retina of the eye.visual purple
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