lime disease
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
lime + disease From this condition being caused by the lime fruit
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- (pathology, slang) Hypersensitivity to ultraviolet radiation, causing pus-filled rashes, caused by furanocoumarins in lime juice. Furanocoumarins damage DNA when activated by UV.