photogene

[ foh-tuh-jeen ]
/ ˈfoʊ təˌdʒin /

noun Ophthalmology.

an afterimage on the retina.

Origin of photogene

1850–55; photo- + -gene, variant of -gen

Words nearby photogene

photogastroscope, photogelatin, photogelatin process, photogelatine process, photogen, photogene, photogenic, photogenic epilepsy, photogeology, photogram, photogrammetry

British Dictionary definitions for photogene

photogene
/ (ˈfəʊtəʊˌdʒiːn) /

noun

another name for afterimage

Word Origin for photogene

C19: from Greek phōtogenēs light-produced. See photo-, -gene

Medical definitions for photogene

photogene
[ fō′tə-jēn′ ]

n.

afterimage