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photophobia  
abnormal aversion or avoidance behavior in response to light; photophobia is 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

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: avoidance of light ;   light-aversive behavior ;   light-aversive behaviour
Xrefs: HP:0000613
Definition Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photophobia, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6490-7723

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