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DictionarySeeeyedark-adapted eye
dark-a·dapt·ed eyean eye that has been in darkness or semidarkness and has undergone regeneration of rhodopsin (visual purple), which renders it more sensitive to reduced illumination. Synonym(s): scotopic eyedark-a·dapt·ed eye (dahrk-ă-dap'tĕd ī) An eye that has been in darkness or semidarkness and has undergone regeneration of rhodopsin (visual purple), which renders it more sensitive to reduced illumination.
Synonym(s): scotopic eye. dark-adapted eyeAn eye that has become adjusted for viewing objects in dim light; one adapted for scotopic, or rod, vision. Dark adaptation depends on the regeneration of rhodopsin, the light-sensitive glycoprotein in the rods of the eye. See also: eye |