optogram
/ˈɒptəɡram/Now chiefly historical
noun
An image formed on the retina which, after death, has been rendered permanent by chemical fixatives.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Michael Foster (1836–1907), physiologist and politician. From opto- + -gram, after German Optogramm.
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