photosensation
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photosensation (uncountable)
- The process of sensing light.
- 2015 May 19, Sandra Habbig, Max Christoph Liebau, “Ciliopathies - from rare inherited cystic kidney diseases to basic cellular function”, in Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics[1], volume 2, :
- In addition to mechano- and chemosensation, there is evidence for further sensory function of cilia, e.g., for photosensation, osmosensation, thermosensation, and olfactory sensation.