- plexiform layer
- plexiform layer n either of two reticular layers of the retina consisting of nerve cell processes and situated between layers of ganglion cells and cell bodies
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Outer plexiform layer — Section of retina. (Outer plexiform layer labeled at right, sixth from the top.) … Wikipedia
Inner plexiform layer — Infobox Anatomy Name = Inner plexiform layer Latin = GraySubject = 225 GrayPage = 1016 Caption = Section of retina. (Inner plexiform layer labeled at right, fourth from the top.) Caption2 = Plan of retinal neurons. (Inner plexiform layer labeled… … Wikipedia
plexiform layer of cerebellar cortex — stratum moleculare corticis cerebelli … Medical dictionary
plexiform layer of cerebral cortex — lamina molecularis … Medical dictionary
outer plexiform layer of retina — the layer of the stratum nervosum retinae situated between the outer nuclear layer and the inner nuclear layer, consisting essentially of the arborizations of the axons of the rod and cone granules with the dendrites of the bipolar cells. Called… … Medical dictionary
inner plexiform layer of retina — the layer of the stratum nervosum retinae situated between the inner nuclear layer and the ganglion cell layer, consisting primarily of the arborization of the axons of the bipolar cells with the dendrites of the ganglion cells. In official… … Medical dictionary
external plexiform layer of retina — outer plexiform l. of retina … Medical dictionary
internal plexiform layer of retina — inner plexiform l. of retina … Medical dictionary
plexiform — ˈpleksəˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: New Latin plexus + English iform : of, relating to, or having the form or characteristics of a plexus the plexiform layer of the retina plexiform synapse ships … pieced together on great plexiform ways by giant… … Useful english dictionary
layer — A sheet of one substance lying on another and distinguished from it by a difference in texture or color or by not being continuous with it. SEE ALSO: stratum, lamina. SYN: panniculus. ameloblastic l. the internal l. of the enamel organ. SYN: enam … Medical dictionary
