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HYPERICISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hypericism mean?
• HYPERICISM (noun)
The noun HYPERICISM has 1 sense:
1. a severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John's wort
Familiarity information: HYPERICISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A severe dermatitis of herbivorous domestic animals attributable to photosensitivity from eating Saint John's wort
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("hypericism" is a kind of...):
dermatitis (inflammation of the skin; skin becomes itchy and may develop blisters)
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