Photobiology


[foh-toh-bahy-ol-uh-jee] /ˌfoʊ toʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi/

noun
1.
the study of the effects of light on biological systems.
/ˌfəʊtəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ/
noun
1.
the branch of biology concerned with the effect of light on living organisms

photobiology pho·to·bi·ol·o·gy (fō’tō-bī-ŏl’ə-jē)
n.
The study of the effects of light on living organisms and biological processes.
pho’to·bi’o·log’ic (-bī’ə-lŏj’ĭk) or pho’to·bi’o·log’i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj.

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