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单词 photopsy
释义

photopsyn.

Brit. /ˈfəʊtɒpsi/, U.S. /foʊˈtɑpsi/, /ˈfoʊtɑpsi/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: photo- comb. form, -opsy comb. form.
Etymology: < photo- comb. form + -opsy comb. form. Compare French photopsie (1869 in Littré). Compare earlier photopsia n.
Medicine. rare.
= photopsia n.
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the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > thing seen > optical illusion > [noun] > an optical illusion > illusion of light
photopsia1807
photopsy1850
photism1881
1850 London Med. Gaz. 11 679/2 Photopsy followed; sparks and flashes of light constantly followed. Neither day-light nor candle-light could be borne, and lastly any degree of light caused..intense pain.
1867 J. King Causes Chronic Dis. 1469 The disease has been preceded or accompanied by severe pains and photopsy.
1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 15 Dec. 2/3 Also known as photopsy, this sensation is caused by the mechanical stimulation of any of the nervous tissues involved in vision.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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