actinodermatitis
[ak″tĭ-no-der″mah-ti´tis] cutaneous inflammation due to excessive exposure to sunlight or to exposure to x-rays.
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actinodermatitis
(1) Chronic actinic dermatitis, see there.
(2) A nonspecific term for dermatitis induced by
• Solar radiation (actinic dermatitis), or
• Ionising radiation (radiation dermatitis).Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
pho·to·der·ma·ti·tis
(fō'tō-dĕr'mă-tī'tis) Dermatitis caused or elicited by exposure to sunlight; may be phototoxic or photoallergic, and can result from topical application, ingestion, inhalation, or injection of mediating phototoxic or photoallergic material.
See also:
photosensitization Synonym(s):
actinic dermatitis,
actinodermatitis.
[photo- + G. derma, skin, + -itis, inflammation]
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