photaugiaphobia

photaugiaphobia
Morbid fear of, or overreaction to, a glare of light. [G. photaugeia, glare of light, + phobos, fear]

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pho·tau·gia·pho·bia (fo-taw″je-ə-foґbe-ə) [Gr. phōtaugeia glare + phobia] abnormal intolerance of glare.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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