photogene

[ foh-tuh-jeen ]

/ ˈfoʊ təˌdʒin /

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noun Ophthalmology.

an afterimage on the retina.

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Origin of photogene

1850–55; photo- + -gene, variant of -gen

Words nearby photogene

photogastroscope, photogelatin, photogelatine process, photogelatin process, photogen, photogene, photogenic, photogenic epilepsy, photogeology, photogram, photogrammetry

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British Dictionary definitions for photogene

photogene

/ (ˈfəʊtəʊˌdʒiːn) /

noun

another name for afterimage

Word Origin for photogene

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

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Medical definitions for photogene

photogene

[ fō′tə-jēn′ ]

afterimage