PHOTALGIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does photalgia mean? 

• PHOTALGIA (noun)
  The noun PHOTALGIA has 1 sense:

1. pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism)

  Familiarity information: PHOTALGIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHOTALGIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

photalgia; photophobia

Hypernyms ("photalgia" is a kind of...):

hurting; pain (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder)

 Context examples 

It can be the result of anxiety about the eyes, photosensitivity, or photalgia.

(Photophobia, NCI Thesaurus)