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photoconjunctivitis

photoconjunctivitis noun: inflammation of the conjunctiva caused by UV radiation.

Noun

photoconjunctivitis (uncountable)

  1. Inflammation of the conjunctiva caused by UV radiation.
    • Skin erythema and burning as well as lens and corneal (including photokeratitis and photoconjunctivitis) effects have resulted from exposure to specific wavelengths.2003, Michael S. Bisesi, Industrial Hygiene Evaluation Methods, →ISBN, page 12
    • On the other hand, ultraviolet rays produce photoconjunctivitis, a temporary superficial inflammation of the lining of the eyelid that is sometimes called arc eye.2006, Leslie Alexander Geddes, Rebecca A. Roeder, Handbook of Electrical Hazards and Accidents, →ISBN, page 488

Origin of photoconjunctivitis

From photo- + conjunctivitis.

Questions about photoconjunctivitis

What does photoconjunctivitis mean?
Photoconjunctivitis means inflammation of the conjunctiva caused by UV radiation.
What part of speech is photoconjunctivitis?
Photoconjunctivitis is a noun.

Words near photoconjunctivitis in the dictionary

  1. photoconductor
  2. photoconductors
  3. photoconjugated
  4. photoconjugation
  5. photoconjunctivital
  6. photoconjunctivitis
  7. photoconsistencies
  8. photoconsistency
  9. photoconsistent
  10. photoconsumption
  11. photoconsumptive

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