phosphene

English

Etymology

From French phosphène, from Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs, “light”) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to appear, shine”).

Pronunciation

Homophone: phosphine

Noun

phosphene (plural phosphenes)

A sensation of lights induced by mechanical, electrical, or magnetic stimulation (rather than optical) of the retina or visual cortex, or by random firing of cells in the visual system.

Derived terms

magnetophosphene

Translations

sensation of lights

Catalan: fosfè m
Dutch: fosfeen n
Finnish: fosfeeni (fi)
French: phosphène (fr) m
Galician: fosfeno m
Occitan: fosfèn m
Portuguese: fosfeno m
Spanish: fosfeno (es) m

See also

phosphene on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Category:phosphene on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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