phytophotodermatitis

English

Etymology

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

Noun

phytophotodermatitis (countable and uncountable, plural phytophotodermatitides)

  1. (medicine) 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.

Hyponyms

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