phytophotodermatitis

English

Etymology

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

• lime disease
• Mexican beer dermatitis
• margarita dermatitis
• Club Med dermatitis

Related terms

• phytophototoxic