CONTACT DERMATITIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does contact dermatitis mean? 

• CONTACT DERMATITIS (noun)
  The noun CONTACT DERMATITIS has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: CONTACT DERMATITIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CONTACT DERMATITIS (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)

Classified under:

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)

 Context examples 

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by exposure to dichromate.

(Dermatitis due to Dichromate, NCI Thesaurus)

Contact dermatitis associated with allergens or irritants found in the workplace.

(Occupational Dermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A contact dermatitis due to allergic sensitization to various substances.

(Allergic Contact Dermatitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Contact dermatitis caused by exposure to acids.

(Dermatitis due to Acids, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples are contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, and seborrheic dermatitis.

(Dermatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

A recurrent contact dermatitis caused by substances found in the work place.

(Occupational Dermatitis, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Contact dermatitis caused by exposure to alkalis.

(Dermatitis due to Alkalis, NCI Thesaurus)