cyanolabe, n. Physiol.
(ˈsaɪənəʊˌleɪb)
[f. cyano- 1 + Gr. λαβ- to take, seize.]
A blue-sensitive pigment present in the cones of the retina. Cf. *chlorolabe n., *erythrolabe n.
| 1958 [see *erythrolabe n.] 1983 J. G. Creager Human Anat. & Physiol. xiv. 360/2 Cones that contain erytholabe are most sensitive to red light, those that contain chlorolabe are most sensitive to green light and those that contain cyanolabe are most sensitive to blue light. |