Medical term:
photoreception
photoreception
(fō′tō-rĭ-sĕp′shən)n.
The detection, absorption, and use of light, as for vision in animals or phototropism and photosynthesis in plants.
pho′to·re·cep′tive adj.
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photoreception
(fō″tō-rē-sĕp′shŭn) [″ + L. recipere, to receive]The perception of light rays in the visible light spectrum.
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