English Explanatory Dictionary

magnetophosphene

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A flash of light seen when the optic nerve is subjected to a strong changing magnetic field (such as in an MRI).

Word forms

magnetophosphene magnetophosphenes

Etymology

From magneto- + phosphene.

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