Magnetophosphene
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A flash of light seen when the optic nerve is subjected to a strong changing magnetic field (such as in an MRI).
"A number of transient phenomena were reported for human subjects in the first 4 T whole-body systems, including vertigo, difficulty in balancing after leaving the magnet, nausea, headache, numbness or tingling, magnetophosphenes, and an unusual metallic taste in the mouth."
Example
More examples"A number of transient phenomena were reported for human subjects in the first 4 T whole-body systems, including vertigo, difficulty in balancing after leaving the magnet, nausea, headache, numbness or tingling, magnetophosphenes, and an unusual metallic taste in the mouth."
Etymology
From magneto- + phosphene.
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