Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Sensitive or responsive to light or other radiant energy.
- adjective Medicine Abnormally sensitive or reactive to light.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Sensitive to the action of light.
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- adjective having a
reaction to, or able to beaffected by,light
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- adjective sensitive to visible light
Etymologies
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Examples
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The concern is that about 1 in 4,000 people have something known as photosensitive epilepsy.
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Most SLE patients are photosensitive, that is, they are sensitive to the sun and other forms of light.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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Most SLE patients are photosensitive, that is, they are sensitive to the sun and other forms of light.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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About 40 to 60 percent of all SLE patients are photosensitive, that is, UV light from the sun and other sources actually worsens their symptoms.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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About 40 to 60 percent of all SLE patients are photosensitive, that is, UV light from the sun and other sources actually worsens their symptoms.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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About 40 to 60 percent of all SLE patients are photosensitive, that is, UV light from the sun and other sources actually worsens their symptoms.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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Most SLE patients are photosensitive, that is, they are sensitive to the sun and other forms of light.
THE LUPUS HANDBOOK FOR WOMEN ROBIN DIBNER 1994
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The in-theater seizures, also known as photosensitive epilepsy, are thought to be a result of the bright flashing of red, black and white during the film's nerve-wracking scene.
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Flashing lights can certainly cause seizures in certain people; it's called a photosensitive seizure and was the reason that one episode of Pokemon was never shown on television in the U.S.
Polite Dissent 2009
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Epilepsy affects an estimated 50 million people worldwide, about 3 percent of whom are photosensitive, meaning flashing lights and colors can trigger seizures.
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