Organism Function
vision Audio
vi·sion [ vizh-uhn ]
Subclass of:
Ocular Physiological Phenomena; Light Signal Transduction; Esthesia
Definitions related to vision:
  • (sight) The faculty of vision, the perception of objects by the eye.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Act or power of sensing with the eyes.
    The Omaha System
    Omaha Systems, 2005
  • (vision, ocular) The process in which light signals are transformed by the PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS into electrical signals which can then be transmitted to the brain.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • (visual perception) The series of events required for an organism to receive a visual stimulus, convert it to a molecular signal, and recognize and characterize the signal. Visual stimuli are detected in the form of photons and are processed to form an image.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • Vision, physiological process of distinguishing, usually by means of an organ such as the eye, the shapes and colours of objects.
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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