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pho·to·tox·ic (fō'tō-tŏkʹsĭk)
adj.
Rendering the skin susceptible to damage by light. Used of certain medications and cosmetics.pho'to·tox·icʹi·ty (-tŏk-sĭsʹĭ-tē) n.
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Universalium. 2010.
phototoxic
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phototoxic — Relating to, characterized by, or causing phototoxicity. * * * pho·to·tox·ic .fōt ō täk sik adj 1) rendering the skin susceptible to damage (as sunburn or blisters) upon exposure to light and esp. ultraviolet light <phototoxic antibiotics>… … Medical dictionary
phototoxic — adjective Date: 1942 1. rendering the skin susceptible to damage (as sunburn or blisters) upon exposure to light and especially ultraviolet light < phototoxic antibiotics > 2. induced by a phototoxic substance • phototoxicity noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
phototoxic — adjective (of a medicine or cosmetic) causing damage to the skin when exposed to light … Wiktionary
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phototoxic dermatitis — a type of actinic dermatitis in which there is an exaggerated sunburnlike reaction on light exposed areas of the skin, sometimes with blistering, hyperpigmentation, and desquamation; it is the cutaneous manifestation of phototoxicity. Called also … Medical dictionary
Phototoxicity — is a phenomenon known in live cell, where illuminating a fluorescent molecule (the fluorescently active site is called a fluorophore) causes the selective death of the cells expressing it. In fluorescence microscopyWhile not completely understood … Wikipedia
Contact dermatitis — Classification and external resources Rash resulting from skin reactions. ICD 10 L … Wikipedia
photodermatitis — 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:… … Medical dictionary
phototoxicity — The condition resulting from an overexposure to ultraviolet light, or from the combination of exposure to certain wavelengths of light and a phototoxic substance. SEE ALSO: photosensitization. [photo + G. toxikon, poison] * * * n … Medical dictionary
