luminescence

luminescence definition - medical

lu·mi·nes·cence (lo͞oˌmə-nĕsˈəns)

noun
  1. The emission of light that does not derive energy from the temperature of the emitting body, as in fluorescence and bioluminescence.
  2. The light so emitted.

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