Meanings
nounphotoaging (uncountable)
alternative photoageing
- uncountableThe damaging effect of prolonged exposure to sunlight on the skin, especially wrinkling, discoloration and susceptibility to cancer
Synonyms: dermatoheliosis
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe damaging effect of prolonged exposure to sunlight on the skin, especially wrinkling, discoloration and susceptibility to cancer
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishaging
- Englishphotoaging
Translations
Portuguese fotoenvelhecimento
- fotoenvelhecimentoTranslations
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APA
photoaging. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoaging
MLA
“photoaging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoaging. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoaging,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoaging.
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