phototransduction
/ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)ˌtranzˈdʌkʃn/ /ˌfəʊtə(ʊ)ˌtrɑːnzˈdʌkʃn/Physiology
noun
Transduction by photoreceptors; the conversion of light energy into neural impulses, especially by the photoreceptors of the retina.
Origin
1970s. From photo- + transduction.
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