RHUS DERMATITIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Contact dermatitis resulting from contact with plants of the genus Toxicodendron

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

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

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

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

poison ivy (dermatitis resulting from contact with the poison ivy plant)

poison oak (dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison oak plant)

poison sumac (dermatitis resulting from contact with a poison sumac plant)

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