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retinal horizontal cell

any of various neurons in the retina that make lateral connections between photoreceptors, retinal bipolar cells, and one another. Their cell bodies are located in the inner nuclear layer of the retina.

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axiom

axiom

n. in logic and philosophy, a universally accepted proposition that is not capable of proof or disproof. An axiom can be used as the starting point for a chain of deductive reasoning. Also called postulate. [from Greek axioma, “worthy thing”] —axiomatic adj.