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单词 photoreception
释义

photoreception

[ foh-toh-ri-sep-shuhn ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ rɪˈsɛp ʃən /

noun

the physiological perception of light.

Origin of photoreception

First recorded in 1905–10; photo- + reception

OTHER WORDS FROM photoreception

pho·to·re·cep·tive, adjective

Words nearby photoreception

photoradiation, photoradiation therapy, photoreaction, photoreactivation, photorealism, photoreception, photoreceptor, photoreceptor cell, photorecon, photoreconnaissance, photorecorder
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Medical definitions for photoreception

photoreception
[ fō′tō-rĭ-sĕpshən ]

n.

The detection, absorption, and use of light, as for vision in animals or phototropism and photosynthesis in plants.

Other words from photoreception

pho′to•re•ceptive (-tĭv) adj.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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