rhodopsin (redirected from prelumirhodopsin)

rho·dop·sin  (r-dpsn)

n.

The pigment sensitive to red light in the retinal rods of the eyes, consisting of opsin and retinene. Also called visual purple.

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[rhod(o)- + Greek opsis, sight; see -opsis + -in.]

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rhodopsin [rəʊˈdɒpsɪn]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a red pigment in the rods of the retina in vertebrates. It is dissociated by light into retinene, the light energy being converted into nerve signals, and is re-formed in the dark Also called visual purple See also iodopsin

[from rhodo- + -opsis + -in]

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rhodopsin - a red photopigment in the retinal rods of vertebrates; dissociates into retinene by light retinal purple, visual purple retinal rod, rod cell, rod - a visual receptor cell that is sensitive to dim light opsin - retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin retinal, retinene - either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by the action of light photopigment - a special pigment found in the rods and cones of the retina