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PURKINJE'S PHENOMENON

\pˈɜːkɪnd͡ʒz fɪnˈɒmɪnən], \pˈɜːkɪnd‍ʒz fɪnˈɒmɪnən], \p_ˈɜː_k_ɪ_n_dʒ_z f_ɪ_n_ˈɒ_m_ɪ_n_ə_n]\

Definitions of PURKINJE'S PHENOMENON

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The changing value of colors and their luminosity which occurs in dim light, the colors of long wave lengths disappearing sooner than those of the shorter wave lengths.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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