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photoparoxysmal

photoparoxysmal adjective: describing an abnormal response to flashing light characterised by spikes of cortical activity.

Adjective

photoparoxysmal (not comparable)

  1. Describing an abnormal response to flashing light characterised by spikes of cortical activity

Origin of photoparoxysmal

From photo- + paroxysmal.

Questions about photoparoxysmal

What does photoparoxysmal mean?
Photoparoxysmal means describing an abnormal response to flashing light characterised by spikes of cortical activity.
What part of speech is photoparoxysmal?
Photoparoxysmal is an adjective.

Words near photoparoxysmal in the dictionary

  1. photopairs
  2. photopanorama
  3. photopanoramas
  4. photopaper
  5. photopapers
  6. photoparoxysmal
  7. photopathology
  8. photopattern
  9. photopatternable
  10. photopatterned
  11. photopatterning

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