Medical Dictionary

photophilic

adj pho·to·phil·ic \ˌfōt-ə-ˈfil-ik\

Medical Definition of PHOTOPHILIC

:  thriving in full light :  requiring abundant light

Variants of PHOTOPHILIC

pho·to·phil·ic or pho·toph·i·lous \fō-ˈtäf-ə-ləs\ also pho·to·phile \ˈfōt-ə-ˌfīl\

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