PHOTOSENSITIVITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does photosensitivity mean? 

• PHOTOSENSITIVITY (noun)
  The noun PHOTOSENSITIVITY has 1 sense:

1. sensitivity to the action of radiant energy

  Familiarity information: PHOTOSENSITIVITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHOTOSENSITIVITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Sensitivity to the action of radiant energy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

photosensitivity; radiosensitivity

Hypernyms ("photosensitivity" is a kind of...):

sensibility; sensitiveness; sensitivity ((physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli; the faculty of sensation)

Derivation:

photosensitive (sensitive to visible light)

 Context examples 

It refers almost exclusively to skin photosensitivity, including sunburn, reactions due to repeated prolonged exposure in the absence of photosensitizing factors, and reactions requiring photosensitizing factors such as photosensitizing agents and certain diseases.

(Photodermatitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Compared to the first-generation photosensitizer porfimer sodium, HPPH shows improved pharmacokinetic properties and causes only mild skin photosensitivity which declines rapidly within a few days after administration.

(HPPH, NCI Thesaurus)

It results in cutaneous photosensitivity leading to blistering and scarring of the exposed skin areas.

(Erythropoietic Porphyria, NCI Thesaurus)

A nonimmunologic, chemically induced type of photosensitivity.

(Phototoxicity, NCI Thesaurus)

It can be the result of anxiety about the eyes, photosensitivity, or photalgia.

(Photophobia, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms appear early in childhood and include extreme photosensitivity in the sun exposed areas of the skin with blistering and scar formation.

(Hepatoerythropoietic Porphyria, NCI Thesaurus)

Signs and symptoms include painful cutaneous photosensitivity leading to blistering and scarring of the exposed skin areas, erythrodontia, red discoloration of urine, hemolytic anemia, and splenomegaly.

(Erythropoietic Protoporphyria, NCI Thesaurus)

An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by telangiectatic erythema of the face, photosensitivity, dwarfism, and other abnormalities.

(Bloom syndrome, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A reaction to a drug characterized by skin findings common to lupus including photosensitivity and butterfly rash; typically it resolves after drug discontinuation.

(Drug Induced Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus, NCI Thesaurus)

With restricted reference to skin tissue, it does not include photosensitivity of the eye to light, as in photophobia or photosensitive epilepsy.

(Photodermatitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)