ACTINIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does actinic mean? 

• ACTINIC (adjective)
  The adjective ACTINIC has 1 sense:

1. relating to or exhibiting actinism

  Familiarity information: ACTINIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACTINIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or exhibiting actinism

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

actinism (the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects)

Derivation:

actinism (the property of radiation that enables it to produce photochemical effects)

 Context examples 

Actinic keratosis that develops in the skin of the external ear.

(External Ear Actinic Keratosis, NCI Thesaurus)

The melanocytic proliferation is associated with actinic damage and epidermal atrophy.

(Lentigo Maligna, NCI Thesaurus)

Electrosurgery may be used to treat basal cell skin cancer or other types of skin problems, such as actinic keratoses, warts, and moles.

(Electrosurgery, NCI Dictionary)

A drug used to treat actinic keratosis (a skin condition that may become cancer).

(Aminolevulinic acid hydrochloride, NCI Dictionary)

Upon subcutaneous administration, the active ingredient in AK 3012 may inhibit actinic keratosis.

(AK 3012, NCI Thesaurus)

The active ingredient in a drug used to treat actinic keratosis (a skin condition that may become cancer).

(Aminolevulinic acid, NCI Dictionary)

It is also used in a cream to treat basal cell skin cancer and actinic keratosis (a skin condition that may become cancer).

(Adrucil, NCI Dictionary)