photophobia

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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},
       {photophobia}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]

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