phos|phene

phos|phene
phos|phene «FOS feen», noun.
a luminous image, as of rings of light, produced by mechanical excitation of the retina, as by pressing the eyeball when the lid is closed.
[< French phosphène < Greek phôs, phōtós light1 + phaínein to shine, make appear]

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