Medical Dictionary

photopigment

noun pho·to·pig·ment \ˈfōt-ō-ˌpig-mənt\

Medical Definition of PHOTOPIGMENT

:  a pigment (as chlorophyll or a compound in the retina) that undergoes a physical or chemical change under the action of light

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