Usually means: Masking effect reducing target visibility.
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  1. metacontrast: Wiktionary
  2. metacontrast: Dictionary.com

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  1. metacontrast: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. metacontrast: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (metacontrast)

noun:  A reduction of the apparent brightness of illumination when an adjacent visual field is illuminated

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