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photokeratitis

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A painful condition of the eyes caused by exposure of unprotected eyes to ultraviolet (UV) rays.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: niphablepsia, welder's burn, welder's eye, welder's flash

Antonyms: none provided

Narrower terms: snow blindness

History

Etymology

From photo- + keratitis.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 雪盲 (xuěmáng) — condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays
  • Chinese Mandarin: 雪盲癥 /雪盲症 (xuěmángzhèng) — condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays
  • Chinese Mandarin: 電光性眼炎 /电光性眼炎 (diànguāngxìng yǎnyán) — condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays
  • Chinese Mandarin: 光性角膜炎 (guāngxìng jiǎomóyán) — condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays
  • Dutch: sneeuwblindheid — condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays
  • Finnish: lumisokeus — condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays
  • German: Schneeblindheit — condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays
  • Hungarian: hóvakság — condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays
  • Norwegian Bokmål: snøblindhet — condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays
  • Polish: ślepota śnieżna — condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays
  • Swedish: snöblindhet — condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays