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Cone
Definition 1
One of the two photoreceptor cell types in the vertebrate retina. Cones are less sensitive to light than rods, but they provide vision with higher spatial and temporal acuity, and the combination of signals from cones with different pigments allows color vision. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Definition 2
A shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point. (NCI Thesaurus)
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