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photosensation

noun

Etymology

From photo- + sensation.

  1. derived from sensus
  2. prefixed as photosensation — “photo + sensation”

Definitions

  1. The process of sensing light.

    • In addition to mechano- and chemosensation, there is evidence for further sensory function of cilia, e.g., for photosensation, osmosensation, thermosensation, and olfactory sensation.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for photosensation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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