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Definitions

Noun

1. 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. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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