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- noun An
allergy that is activated bylight
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Examples
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As with poison ivy, for a photoallergy to develop a person must have exposure to the substance that resulted in no visible reaction, but alerted the immune system to recognize future exposures as something foreign.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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As with poison ivy, for a photoallergy to develop a person must have exposure to the substance that resulted in no visible reaction, but alerted the immune system to recognize future exposures as something foreign.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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As with poison ivy, for a photoallergy to develop a person must have exposure to the substance that resulted in no visible reaction, but alerted the immune system to recognize future exposures as something foreign.
NYT > Home Page By JANE E. BRODY 2011
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Phototoxicity, photoallergy, and contact sensitization of nitro musk perfume raw materials.
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED 2008
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