CONTACT DERMATITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A delayed type of allergic reaction of the skin resulting from skin contact with a specific allergen (such as poison ivy)

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("contact dermatitis" is a kind of...):

dermatitis (inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "contact dermatitis"):

bubble gum dermatitis (an allergic contact dermatitis developed around the lips of children who chew bubble gum)

Rhus dermatitis (contact dermatitis resulting from contact with plants of the genus Toxicodendron)

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