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phosphene|ˈfɒsfiːn|
[mod. (F. phosphène) irreg. f. Gr. ϕῶς light + ϕαίν-ειν to make to appear.]
An appearance of rings of light produced by pressure on the eyeball, due to irritation of the retina.
1872Huxley Phys. ix. 222 Pressure on any part of the retina produces a luminous image, which lasts as long as the pressure, and is called a phosphene. 1881Le Conte Sight i. iv. 67 Press the finger into the internal corner of the eye: you perceive a brilliant colored spectrum in the field of view on the opposite or external side,..[having] a deep-steel⁓blue center, with a brilliant yellow border... These colored spectra have been called phosphenes. |