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Meaning of "photophobia" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOTOPHOBIA

photophobia  [ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOPHOBIA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Photophobia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PHOTOPHOBIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Photophobia

Photophobia /ˌfəʊtəʊˈfəʊbiə/ is a symptom of abnormal intolerance to visual perception of light. As a medical symptom, photophobia is not a morbid fear or phobia, but an experience of discomfort or pain to the eyes due to light exposure or by presence of actual physical sensitivity of the eyes, though the term is sometimes additionally applied to abnormal or irrational fear of light such as heliophobia.

Definition of photophobia in the English dictionary

The definition of photophobia in the dictionary is abnormal sensitivity of the eyes to light, esp as the result of inflammation. Other definition of photophobia is abnormal fear of or aversion to sunlight or well-lit places.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOPHOBIA


acrophobia
ˌækrəˈfəʊbɪə
aerophobia
ˌɛərəˈfəʊbɪə
agoraphobia
ˌæɡərəˈfəʊbɪə
arachnophobia
əˌræknəˈfəʊbɪə
claustrophobia
ˌklɔːstrəˈfəʊbɪə
emetophobia
ɪˌmetəˈfəʊbɪə
erythrophobia
ɪˌrɪθrəʊˈfəʊbɪə
homophobia
ˌhəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
hydrophobia
ˌhaɪdrəˈfəʊbɪə
Islamophobia
ˌɪzlɑːməˈfəʊbɪə
monophobia
ˌmɒnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
neophobia
ˌniːəʊˈfəʊbɪə
nomophobia
ˌnəʊməʊˈfəʊbɪə
nyctophobia
ˌnɪktəʊˈfəʊbɪə
phobia
ˈfəʊbɪə
phonophobia
ˌfəʊnəʊˈfəʊbɪə
scopophobia
ˌskɒpəˈfəʊbɪə
technophobia
ˌtɛknəʊˈfəʊbɪə
triskaidekaphobia
ˌtrɪskaɪˌdɛkəˈfəʊbɪə
xenophobia
ˌzɛnəˈfəʊbɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOPHOBIA

photoperiod
photoperiodic
photoperiodically
photoperiodism
photophase
photophil
photophilic
photophilous
photophily
photophobe
photophobic
photophone
photophonic
photophony
photophore
photophoreses
photophoresis
photopia
photopic
photoplay

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOPHOBIA

aichmophobia
ailurophobia
algophobia
anglophobia
anthropophobia
aquaphobia
astraphobia
autophobia
gynophobia
mysophobia
necrophobia
ornithophobia
panophobia
pyrophobia
Russophobia
school phobia
sitophobia
social phobia
thanatophobia
Zenobia
zoophobia

Synonyms and antonyms of photophobia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «photophobia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOPHOBIA

Find out the translation of photophobia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of photophobia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «photophobia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

畏光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fotofobia
570 millions of speakers

English

photophobia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

असहनीयता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضياء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

светобоязнь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fotofobia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আলোকাতঙ্ক রোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

photophobie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Photophobia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Photophobie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

羞明
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

광선 공포증
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Photophobia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chứng sợ ánh sáng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போட்டோபோபியாவினால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोटॉफोबिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fotofobi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fotofobia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

światłowstręt
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

світлобоязнь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fotofobie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτοφοβία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

photophobia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fotofobi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lysskyhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of photophobia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOPHOBIA»

The term «photophobia» is normally little used and occupies the 113.861 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOPHOBIA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «photophobia» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «photophobia» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about photophobia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOPHOBIA»

Discover the use of photophobia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to photophobia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology
Although a common feature of ocular albinism and aniridia, it occasionally occurs as an isolated familial disorder.446 Some congenital retinal disorders are associated with various degrees of photophobia (intolerance to light). Most notably ...
Michael C. Brodsky, 2010
2
Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitation, Treatment, and Case ...
Photophobia Photophobia (i.e., extreme light sensitivity) is a common after-effect of head trauma.86 Jackowski,87 using dark adaptation studies, has demonstrated damage to rod mediated visual mechanisms in brain injury patients with ...
Mark J. Ashley, 2003
3
Interpreting Signs and Symptoms
History and physical examination If the patient reports photophobia, find out when it began and how severe it is. Did it follow eye trauma, a chemical splash, or exposure to the rays of a sun lamp? If photophobia results from trauma, avoid ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
4
Portable Signs and Symptoms
Photophobia A common symptom, photophobia is an abnormal sensitivity to light. In many patients, photophobia simply indicates increased eye sensitivity without underlying disease. For example, it can stem from wearing contact lenses ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007
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Clinical Medicine in Optometric Practice
Photophobia is of primary concern to the patient. This aversion to light is a symptom usually not previously experienced and can be frightening to the patient . Photophobia is stressful and typically overrides all other concerns of the patient.
Bruce G. Muchnick, 2007
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Rapid Assessment: A Flowchart Guide to Evaluating Signs and ...
A common symptom, photophobia is an abnormal sensitivity to light. In many patients, photophobia simply indicates increased eye sensitivity without an underlying pathology. For example, it can stem from excessive wearing of contact lenses ...
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
7
Parsons' Diseases of the Eye
Photophobia is generally encountered in patients having abnormalities of the corneal surface or anterior uveitis. The ophthalmologist should scan the eye for the presence of a corneal abrasion, oedema, foreign body or ulcer, using fluorescein ...
Ramanjit Sihota & Radhika Tandon, 2011
8
Syndromes of the Head and Neck
Photophobia may also be observed. Findings that are often present include growth and psychomotor retardation, chill-like seizures accompanied by fever, a tendency to infection, and skeletal abnormalities (5). In one patient, olivocerebellar ...
M.S. D.Sc. Regents' Professor Emeritus of Oral Pathology and Genetics at School of Dentistry Robert J. Gorlin D.D.S, D.M.D. M. Michael Cohen Jr., Ph.D. Professor Oral Pathology Faculty of Denistry, Ph.D. Department of Pediatrics and Medical Genetics Raoul C.M. Hennekam M.D., Academic Medical Center University of Amsterdam, 2001
9
Nurse's Five-minute Clinical Consult: Signs and symptoms
Dry eye syndrome ♢ Photophobia may occur, but eye pain, conjunctival injection, a foreign-body sensation, itching, excessive mucus secretion and, possibly, decreased tearing and difficulty moving the eyelids are more common symptoms.
‎2008
10
The Migraine Brain: Imaging Structure and Function
They found that photophobia and reactivity of the occipital cortex to low- and medium-low luminance levels were greater in migraine sufferers than controls. Surprisingly, however, there was no association between the intensity of photophobia ...
David Borsook, Arne May, Peter J. Goadsby, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOPHOBIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term photophobia is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Calves with pinkeye can weigh 20 pounds less at weaning
Pinkeye is a general term used to describe symptoms including excessive tearing, conjunctivitis, photophobia and corneal ulcers. Pinkeye is ... «Bovine Veterinarian, Jul 15»
2
Global cytomegalovirus retinitis market and industry forecast to 2020 …
Photophobia, blurred vision, seeing floaters and blind spots are the symptoms of cytomegalovirus retinitis. Cytomegalovirus retinitis usually ... «WhaTech, Jul 15»
3
CoLucid Pharmaceuticals Announces Appointment of Marvin L …
... from the most bothersome associated symptom of migraine (nausea, phonophobia or photophobia), which is our secondary endpoint. «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
4
Watch Out for Nagana, the Wasting Disease
A farmer should look out for unusual discharge from eyes, photophobia (tendency to avoid bright light), the coat of the animal becomes rough, ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Jackie Fuchs Kim Fowley rape accusations, Runaways' member …
Larger doses can bring about respiratory depression, slurred speech, headache, and photophobia (a symptom of excessive sensitivity to light). «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
6
Chavez v. 24 Hour Fitness USA, Inc.
As a result of thetraumatic brain injury she sustained, Stacey experiences lapses of consciousness, severe headaches, photophobia, poor ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
7
Homozygosity mapping and whole-genome sequencing reveals a …
Key symptoms are poor visual acuity, dyschromatopsia and photophobia. CRDs are genetically heterogeneous and can show different modes ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
8
Bill Cosby quaaludes confession: Comedian reveals he used drugs …
Larger doses can bring about respiratory depression, slurred speech, headache, and photophobia (a symptom of excessive sensitivity to light). «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
9
Prevalence of allergic conjunctivitis among basic school children in …
AC was diagnosed by symptoms of bilateral itchiness and either burning sensation, tearing, ropy/clear mucinous discharge, or photophobia. «BMC Blogs Network, Jul 15»
10
40 physicians spanked by Texas Medical Board
Patient's records lacked detailed information about the patient's complaints of photophobia, prior similar symptoms and family history of ... «Your Houston News, Jul 15»

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