photokeratitis

English

Etymology

photo- +‎ keratitis

Noun

photokeratitis (uncountable)

A painful condition of the eyes caused by exposure of unprotected eyes to ultraviolet (UV) rays.
Synonyms: niphablepsia, welder's burn, welder's eye, welder's flash

Hyponym: snow blindness

Related terms

photokeratital

Translations

condition of the eyes caused by exposure to UV rays

Chinese:
Mandarin: 雪盲 (zh) (xuěmáng), 雪盲癥／雪盲症 (xuěmángzhèng)
Dutch: sneeuwblindheid (nl) f
Finnish: lumisokeus (fi)
German: Schneeblindheit (de) f
Hungarian: hóvakság (hu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: snøblindhet m or f
Polish: ślepota śnieżna (pl) f
Swedish: snöblindhet (sv) c

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