[], (Noun)

Definitions:
- A section of the inner segment of a retinal rod or cone, which in certain vertebrates can contract and elongate in response to changes in light levels.


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Origin:
early 20th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From myo- + -oid, after French myoïde, noun

[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- Of, relating to, or designating the myoid of a retinal cone or rod.


Phrases:

Origin:
early 20th century; earliest use found in The Lancet. From myo- + -oid, after French myoïde, noun

[], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- Composed of, resembling, characteristic of, or involving muscle tissue or cells.


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Origin:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in Robley Dunglison (1798–1869), physician and medical writer. From myo- + -oid. Compare Hellenistic Greek μυώδης muscular (also ‘mouse-like’), and French myoïde, adjective