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pho·to·gene

 (fō′tə-jēn′)
n.
See afterimage.
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photogene

(ˈfəʊtəʊˌdʒiːn)
n
another name for afterimage
[C19: from Greek phōtogenēs light-produced. See photo-, -gene]
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