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photogene

[ foh-tuh-jeen ]

noun

, Ophthalmology.
  1. an afterimage on the retina.


photogene

/ ˈfəʊtəʊˌdʒiːn /

noun

  1. another name for afterimage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of photogene1

1850–55; photo- + -gene, variant of -gen
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Word History and Origins

Origin of photogene1

C19: from Greek phōtogenēs light-produced. See photo- , -gene
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Example Sentences

Moule’s photogene, artificial light for portraiture.

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