phytophotodermatitis
Meanings
noun
- A condition in which the skin becomes hypersensitive to ultraviolet light, caused by contact with the photosensitizing compounds found naturally in some plants such as limes.
Word forms
Etymology
From phyto- + photodermatitis, ultimately phyto- + photo- + dermatitis.
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