photodermatitis

Questions

What does photodermatitis mean?

Dermatitis caused by or aggravated by exposure to sunlight.

Where does photodermatitis come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- Proto-Indo-European *der- Ancient Greek δέρω (dérō) Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Hellenic *-mə Ancient Greek -μᾰ (-mă) Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma) Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῖτις (-îtis)lbor. New Latin -ītis New Latin dermatītisder. English dermatitis English photodermatitis From photo- + dermatitis.

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