Meanings
nounphotodermatitis (usually uncountable, plural photodermatitides)
plural photodermatitides
- uncountableusuallymedicineDermatitis caused by or aggravated by exposure to sunlight.
Synonyms: sun poisoning
Synonyms & antonyms
nounDermatitis caused by or aggravated by exposure to sunlight.
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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-
- Proto-Indo-European*der-
- Ancient Greekδέρω (dérō)
- Ancient Greekδέρμα (dérma)
- New Latindermatītis
- Englishdermatitis
- Englishphotodermatitis
From photo- + dermatitis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian fotodermatite
- fotodermatitedermatitis caused by or aggravated by exposure to light
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APA
photodermatitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodermatitis
MLA
“photodermatitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodermatitis. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photodermatitis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photodermatitis.
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