photosensation en · NOUN
Etymology
From photo- + sensation.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The process of sensing light.
In addition to mechano- and chemosensation, there is evidence for further sensory function of cilia, e.g., for photosensation, osmosensation, thermosensation, and olfactory sensation.
2015 May 19, Sandra Habbig, Max Christoph Liebau, “Ciliopathies - from rare inherited cystic kidney diseases to basic cellular function”, in Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics, volume 2, →DOI: