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photophonophobia

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Excessive sensitivity to light and sound; abnormal fear of light and sound.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, sciences

Examples

  • 2015, Charles Miller, Pathology-Anatomic Specialty Review and Study Guide: A Series from StatPearls, StatPearls Publishing, LLC A 16-year-old male is brought in for recurrent unilateral throbbing headaches with associated visual aura, nausea, vomiting, and photophonophobia.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From photo- + phono- + -phobia.