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rhabdom
[ rab-duhm, -dom ]
noun
, Anatomy, Zoology.
- any of various rod-shaped structures.
- the rod-shaped portion of an arthropod ommatidium.
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Other Words From
- rhab·do·mal [rab-, doh, -m, uh, l, rab, -d, uh, -m, uh, l], adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
Rhabdom: the rod lying in the axis of the retinula, below the crystalline cone of an eye.
From Project Gutenberg
B, Rhabdom of the same, consisting of five confluent rhabdomeres.
From Project Gutenberg
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