photophobia

[ foh-tuh-foh-bee-uh ]

/ ˌfoʊ təˈfoʊ bi ə /

noun

Pathology. a painful sensitivity to or extreme intolerance of bright light, as in iritis.

an irrational or disproportionate fear of light.

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.

单词	photophobia
释义	photophobia [ foh-tuh-foh-bee-uh ] / ˌfoʊ təˈfoʊ bi ə / noun Pathology. a painful sensitivity to or extreme intolerance of bright light, as in iritis. an irrational or disproportionate fear of light. Origin of photophobia First recorded in 1790–1800; photo- + -phobia Words nearby photophobia photoperceptive, photoperiod, photoperiodism, photophilic, photophilous, photophobia, photophobic, photophore, photophosphorylation, photophthalmia, photopia Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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