magnetophosphene means A flash of light seen when the optic nerve is subjected to a strong changing magnetic field (such as in an MRI). Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 83 out of 100.
Etymology
From magneto- + phosphene.
noun
- 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.”