Rhabdom

What do we mean by rhabdom?

A rodlike structure in the center of each ommatidium in the compound eye of an arthropod, composed of microvilli extending from the surrounding retinular cells. noun

In entomology, a special structure in the eye, consisting of a concrescence of the rods developed on the cells of the retina, when these cells are themselves united in a retinula. noun

One of numerous minute rodlike structures formed of two or more cells situated behind the retinulæ in the compound eyes of insects, etc. See Illust. under ommatidium. noun

Any of the rods that support each ommatidium in the compound eye of arthropods noun

Any of the rods that support each ommatidium in the compound eye of arthropods

Words that are spelled similarly to rhabdom:
rhabdom, rhabdo.

Words that rhyme with rhabdom:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe rhabdom:
fused, central, open, single, distal, proximal, type, closed, main, shaped, long, isolated, sensitive, axial, entire.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective rhabdom:
membrane, structure.

Consonant match to rhabdom:
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Words that sound like rhabdom:
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