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photoaging

photoaging noun: the damaging effect of prolonged exposure to sunlight on the skin, especially wrinkling, discoloration and susceptibility to cancer.

Noun

photoaging (uncountable)

  1. The damaging effect of prolonged exposure to sunlight on the skin, especially wrinkling, discoloration and susceptibility to cancer
    Synonyms:
    dermatoheliosis

Synonyms of photoaging

Forms of photoaging

alternative formphotoageing

Origin of photoaging

From photo- + aging.

Words formed from photoaging

Questions about photoaging

What does photoaging mean?
Photoaging means the damaging effect of prolonged exposure to sunlight on the skin, especially wrinkling, discoloration and susceptibility to cancer.
What part of speech is photoaging?
Photoaging is a noun.

Words near photoaging in the dictionary

  1. photoaffinity
  2. photoaffinity labeling
  3. photoaffinity labelling
  4. photoaged
  5. photoageing
  6. photoaging
  7. photoagonism
  8. photoalgraphy
  9. photoalidade
  10. photoalidades
  11. photoaligned

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