Medical dictionary. 2011.
Rod — /rod/, n. a male given name, form of Roderick or Rodney. * * * (as used in expressions) Carew Rod eccentric and rod mechanism hot rod * * * ▪ measurement old English measure of distance equal to 16.5 feet (5.029 metres), with variations… … Universalium
Rod — may mean: *Rod (geometry), a straight and slender stick; a wand; a cylinder; hence, any slender bar *Rod cell, a cell found in the retina that is sensitive to light/dark (black/white) *Rod (length), an Imperial unit of length, also known as the… … Wikipedia
rod — ► NOUN 1) a thin straight bar, especially of wood or metal. 2) a fishing rod. 3) a slender straight stick or shoot growing on or cut from a tree or bush. 4) (the rod) the use of a stick for caning or flogging. 5) Anatomy one of two types of light … English terms dictionary
rod cell — rod cell. См. палочковидная клетка. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
rod — (n.) O.E. rodd a rod, pole, related to O.N. rudda club, of unknown origin. Figurative sense of offshoot (mid 15c.) led to Biblical meaning scion, tribe. As an instrument of punishment, attested from mid 12c.; also used figuratively for correction … Etymology dictionary
Rod cell — NOTOC Infobox neuron neuron name = Rod cell image neuron = Fig retine.png caption neuron = Cross section of the retina. Rods are visible at far right. location = Retina function = Low light photoreceptor neurotranmitter = Glutamate morphology =… … Wikipedia
Cell — The basic structural and functional unit in people and all living things. Each cell is a small container of chemicals and water wrapped in a membrane. Each cell in the human body there are 100 trillion cells in each of us contains the entire… … Medical dictionary
rod — rodless, adj. rodlike, adj. /rod/, n., v., rodded, rodding. n. 1. a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material. 2. a straight, slender shoot or stem of any woody plant, whether still growing or cut from the plant. 3. See… … Universalium
Rod Serling — Infobox Person name = Rod Serling caption = Rod Serling hosting The Twilight Zone birth date = birth date|1924|12|25|mf=y birth place = Syracuse, New York death date = death date and age|1975|6|28|1924|12|25 death place = Rochester, New York… … Wikipedia
Rod — A type of specialized light sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the retina of the eye that provides side vision and the ability to see objects in dim light (night vision). By contrast, the cones are the retinal photoreceptors that provide sharp… … Medical dictionary
