photosensation

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

photo- +‎ sensation

Noun[edit]

photosensation (uncountable)

  1. The process of sensing light.
    • 2015 May 19, Sandra Habbig, Max Christoph Liebau, “Ciliopathies - from rare inherited cystic kidney diseases to basic cellular function”, in Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics‎[1], volume 2, →DOI:
      In addition to mechano- and chemosensation, there is evidence for further sensory function of cilia, e.g., for photosensation, osmosensation, thermosensation, and olfactory sensation.
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