Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoconjunctivitis

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-con-junc-tivi-tis
IPA

38

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Inflammation of the conjunctiva caused by UV radiation.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Skin erythema and burning as well as lens and corneal (including photokeratitis and photoconjunctivitis) effects have resulted from exposure to specific wavelengths."
"On the other hand, ultraviolet rays produce photoconjunctivitis, a temporary superficial inflammation of the lining of the eyelid that is sometimes called arc eye."
"The erythemally weighted UV corresponding to the spectral irradiances in Figure 2-4 for a SZA of 57° are in Figure 2-11 (Parisi and Kimlin, 1999a) along with the biologically damaging UV for photoconjunctivitis."

Etymology

From photo- + conjunctivitis.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: photo

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

photoconjunctivital

Questions

What does photoconjunctivitis mean?: Inflammation of the conjunctiva caused by UV radiation.
Where does photoconjunctivitis come from?: From photo- + conjunctivitis.

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