photophobia

[ foh-tuh-foh-bee-uh ]

/ ˌfoʊ təˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun Pathology.

an abnormal sensitivity to or intolerance of light, as in iritis.

an abnormal fear of light.

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Origin of photophobia

First recorded in 1790–1800; photo- + -phobia

Words nearby photophobia

photoperceptive, photoperiod, photoperiodism, photophilic, photophilous, photophobia, photophobic, photophore, photophosphorylation, photophthalmia, photopia

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Example sentences from the Web for photophobia

The pupil is usually dilated, the cornea becomes opaque and may ulcerate, and there is photophobia and sometimes diplopia.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
Pupil normal, conjunctiva moderately congested, lachrymation profuse, photophobia partial.
Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it|Francis E. Anstie
In some cases there was photophobia, and he has also found paralysis of accommodation and conjunctivitis.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6)|Havelock Ellis
And as to the name itself, there is hydrophobia, and photophobia, and Anglophobia—so why not microbophobia?
The Unpopular Review Vol. I|Various

There are weakness of vision and photophobia, but there are no ophthalmoscopic changes.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles

British Dictionary definitions for photophobia

photophobia

/ (ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪə) /

noun

pathol abnormal sensitivity of the eyes to light, esp as the result of inflammation

psychiatry abnormal fear of or aversion to sunlight or well-lit places

Derived forms of photophobia

photophobic, adjective

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Medical definitions for photophobia

photophobia

[ fō′tə-fō′bē-ə ]

n.

An abnormal sensitivity to or intolerance of light, especially by the eyes, as may be caused by eye inflammation, lack of pigmentation in the iris, or various diseases.

An abnormal or irrational fear of light.