1. amacrine - Noun
2. amacrine - Adjective
amacrine (not comparable)
(biology) Without long processes.
amacrine (plural amacrines)
(biology) Any cell that does not have a long process.
Despite the fact that all are nerve cells, only the retinal ganglion cells and few amacrine cells create action potentials. Source: Internet
Moreover, the horizontal action of the horizontal and amacrine cells can allow one area of the retina to control another (e.g. one stimulus inhibiting another). Source: Internet
The signal goes first to the bipolar and horizontal cells (yellow layer), then to the amacrine cells and ganglion cells (purple layer), then to the optic nerve fibres. Source: Internet