Definition of Phototoxicity

1. Noun. Any adverse effect due to exposure to light, especially such effects on the skin ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Phototoxicity

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Phototoxicity

photothermally
photothermoelasticity
photothermography
photothyristor
photothyristors
phototimer
phototonic
phototonus
phototopographer
phototopographers
phototopographic
phototopography
phototoxic
phototoxic sensitivity
phototoxicities
phototoxicity (current term)
phototoxis
phototransducing
phototransduction
phototransformation
phototransformations
phototransistor
phototransistors
phototriangulation
phototronic
phototroph
phototrophic
phototrophic bacteria
phototrophs
phototrophy

Literary usage of Phototoxicity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"... spin-label studies of fibronectin; ESR characterization of immobilized free radicals; phototoxicity in tissues; mechanism of drug-mediated phototherapy; ..."

2. Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy And Effects by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"... effects is that most of the toxicity is derived from exposure to the UV radiation in sunlight (see earlier section on phototoxicity in this chapter). ..."

3. Gulf War And Health by Carolyn Fulco, Institute of Medicine (2005)
"phototoxicity and photocarcinogenesis: comparative effects of anthracene and 8-methoxypsoralen in the skin of mice. Food and Cosmetics Toxicology 14(4):303- ..."

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