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photopsia

photopsia noun: the presence of perceived flashes of light.

Noun

photopsia (countable and uncountable, plural photopsias)

  1. The presence of perceived flashes of light.
    Synonyms:
    spintherism

Synonyms of photopsia

Forms of photopsia

pluralphotopsias

Origin of photopsia

From photo- + -opsia.

Questions about photopsia

What does photopsia mean?
Photopsia means the presence of perceived flashes of light.
What part of speech is photopsia?
Photopsia is a noun.
What is the plural of photopsia?
The plural of photopsia is photopsias.

Words near photopsia in the dictionary

  1. photoproteins
  2. photoproton
  3. photoprotons
  4. photoprotoporphyrin
  5. photoprotoporphyrins
  6. photopsia
  7. photopsias
  8. photopsies
  9. photopsin
  10. photopsins
  11. photopsy

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