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phytophotodermatitis

phytophotodermatitis 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.

Noun

phytophotodermatitis (countable and uncountable, plural phytophotodermatitides)

  1. 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.

Forms of phytophotodermatitis

pluralphytophotodermatitides

Origin of phytophotodermatitis

From phyto- + photodermatitis, ultimately phyto- + photo- + dermatitis.

Questions about phytophotodermatitis

What does phytophotodermatitis mean?
Phytophotodermatitis means 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.
What part of speech is phytophotodermatitis?
Phytophotodermatitis is a noun.
What is the plural of phytophotodermatitis?
The plural of phytophotodermatitis is phytophotodermatitides.

Words near phytophotodermatitis in the dictionary

  1. phytophilic
  2. phytophilous
  3. phytophils
  4. phytophoric
  5. phytophotodermatitides
  6. phytophotodermatitis
  7. phytophototoxic
  8. phytophototoxicity
  9. phytophthirian
  10. phytophthirians
  11. phytophthora

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