phytophotodermatitis
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]phyto- + photodermatitis, ultimately phyto- + photo- + dermatitis
Noun
[edit]phytophotodermatitis (countable and uncountable, plural phytophotodermatitides)
- (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.