lime disease

English

Etymology

From lime +‎ disease. From this condition being caused by the lime fruit.

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Noun

lime disease (uncountable)

  1. (pathology, slang) Hypersensitivity to ultraviolet radiation, causing pus-filled rashes, caused by furanocoumarins in lime juice. Furanocoumarins damage DNA when activated by UV.

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