Photophobia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Photophobia \Pho`to*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. fw^s, fwto`s,
     light + fo`bos fear.] (Med.)
     A dread or intolerance of light. --Sir T. Watson.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  photophobia
       n 1: a morbid fear of light
       2: pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light
          (often associated with albinism) [syn: {photalgia}]