Photosensitivity

Definition: Photosensitivity

Photosensitivity

Noun

1. Sensitivity to the action of radiant energy.

Specialty Definitions: Photosensitivity

Domain	Definitions
Electrical Engineering	The photoconductivity induced in semiconductor material per unit excitation intensity of incident radiation. Source: European Union. (references)
Health	An abnormal cutaneous response involving the interaction between photosensitizing substances and sunlight or filtered or artificial light at wavelengths of 280-400 mm. There are two main types : photoallergy and photoxicity. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonym: Photosensitivity

Synonym: radiosensitivity (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Photosensitivity

English words defined with "photosensitivity": hypericism. (references)

Specialty definitions using "photosensitivity": Bloom Syndrome ♦ Dermatitis, Phototoxic ♦ Photosensitivity Disorders, Porphyria, Erythropoietic ♦ Xeroderma Pigmentosum. (references)

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Commercial Usage: Photosensitivity

Domain	Title
Books	Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Fibers and Waveguides: Applications and Fundamentals: Technical Digest, October 26-28, 1997, Wil (reference) Extra-ocular photosensitivity (reference) Photosensitivity (Topics in Clinical Dermatology) (reference) Photosensitivity and epilepsy : a review (reference) Photosensitivity Diseases (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Photosensitivity

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Photosensitivity disorders may also occur due to the interaction of UVR with many commonly used drugs, as well as chemicals used in industry and consumer products. (references)
		The known risks include allergic and other side effects (such as common skin rashes, photosensitivity of the skin, blood disorders, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and staining of the teeth in children) as well as other infections that may be induced by antimicrobial therapy (such as antibiotic-associated colitis, Candida vaginitis, and possibly salmonella enteritis). (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Photosensitivity

"Photosensitivity" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Photosensitivity" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	2	245,945

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Expression: Photosensitivity

Expression using "photosensitivity": Photosensitivity Disorders. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Photosensitivity

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
photosensitivity	69
drug photosensitivity	3
drug induced photosensitivity	3
photosensitivity reaction	2
photosensitivity product	2
skin photosensitivity	2
medication photosensitivity	2
horse in photosensitivity	2
cause drug photosensitivity that	2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: Photosensitivity

Language		Translations for "photosensitivity"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏حساسية للضوء. (various references)

Chinese		光敏 (light-sensitive, photosensitive). (various references)

Danish		lysfoelsomhed, fotosensitivitet, fotofoelsomhed. (various references)

Dutch		fotosensibiliteit, fotogevoeligheid. (various references)

Finnish		valoherkkyys. (various references)

French		photosensibilité. (various references)

German		Lichtempfindlichkeit (film speed, speed). (various references)

Greek		φωτοευαισθησία. (various references)

Italian		fotosensibilità, fotosensibilità. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		感光性 . (various references)

Japanese Katakana		かんこうせい. (various references)

Korean		감광도. (various references)

Pig Latin		otosensitivityphay

Portuguese		fotossensibilidade. (various references)

Spanish		fotosensibilidad. (various references)

Swedish		ljuskänslighet. (various references)

Vietnamese		sự nhạy cảm ánh sáng. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Photosensitivity

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-h-i-i-i-n-o-o-p-s-s-t-t-t-v-y"
	-5 letters: sensitivity, stenotypist.
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