# midget cell

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A kind of retinal ganglion cell that originates in the ganglion cell layer of the retina, and projects to the parvocellular layers of the lateral geniculate nucleus.

## Etymology
So called because of the small size of their dendritic trees and cell bodies.

## Source
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