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👁️ Retina-related 👁️ A retinal neuron
amacrine

amacrine

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Relating to cells in the retina that do not have long nerve fibers
  • adjective
  • /əˈmɑːkrɪn/
  • Specialized
: amacrina
  • The scientist studied amacrine cells to understand how the retina processes visual signals.

Examples

  • In the retina, amacrine cells help integrate signals.

  • Damage to amacrine cells can affect how images are interpreted by the brain.

  • Researchers discovered a new function for amacrine neurons in the visual system.

  • The amacrine cells play a crucial role in visual processing.

  • The scientist studied amacrine cells to understand how the retina processes visual signals.

  • Damage to amacrine cells can affect how images are interpreted by the brain.

  • The amacrine cells play a crucial role in the regulation of visual signal transmission.

Surface Forms

amacrine positive

Morphology

amacrine = a + macr + ine

The word is a technical formation from Greek combining elements (privative + element meaning 'long' + adjectival suffix) that are not productive or obvious to average learners, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived from the visible parts.

Etymology

Amacrine comes from Greek parts a- meaning 'not' and macr- meaning 'long', the same root as macro. So amacrine means 'not long', which fits the cells in the retina that do not have a long axon.