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Definition of Phototoxic
1. Adjective. (medicine of a medicine or cosmetic) causing damage to the skin when exposed to light ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phototoxic
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Phototoxic
1. Relating to, characterised by, or causing phototoxis. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phototoxic
Literary usage of Phototoxic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide for Conducting Treatability Studies Under CERCLA: Biodegradation by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"... Determine slow moving hazardous constituents Determine highly mobile constituents
Determine mobile constituents phototoxic and bioaccumulating hazardous ..."
2. Oil Spill Dispersants: Efficacy And Effects by National Research Council (U. S.) (2005)
"Additional toxicological studies are needed to incorporate phototoxicity into
effects mode!s, including the identification of phototoxic compounds. ..."
3. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... and whether the individual is subject to any abnormal responses to sunlight,
such as a phototoxic or photoallergic response. (b) Test site inspection. ..."
4. Tuberculosis Resource Guide by P. Heinsohn (1996)
"Photosensitivity reactions are either phototoxic or photoallergic. The former is
more common than the latter and can be of either an acute or chronic nature ..."
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