Usually means: Photoreceptor, sensitive to low light.
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  1. rod cell: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. rod cell: Vocabulary.com
  3. rod cell: Wiktionary
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  5. Rod cell: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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  1. Cell, rod: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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  3. rod cell: Medical dictionary
  4. Cell, rod: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (rod cell)

noun:  (anatomy) Any of the cylindrical photoreceptor cells in the retina that function in dim light levels.

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