Medical Dictionary

phototransduction

noun pho·to·trans·duc·tion \-tran(t)s-ˈdək-shən\

Medical Definition of PHOTOTRANSDUCTION

:  the conversion of a light signal received by a nervous receptor to an electrical signal transmitted to the brain

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