lime disease
English
Pronunciation
- Homophone: Lyme disease
Noun
- (pathology, slang) Hypersensitivity to ultraviolet radiation, causing pus-filled rashes, caused by furanocoumarins in lime juice. Furanocoumarins damage DNA when activated by UV.
Synonyms
- Mexican beer dermatitis
- margarita dermatitis
- Club Med dermatitis
Hypernyms
- phytophotodermatitis
- photodermatitis
- phytodermatitis
- dermatitis
See also
- furanocoumarin
- bergapten
- limettin
- xanthotoxin
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