See Also: Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
LAW, PENAL(law)
penal(dictionary)
penal(dictionary)
PENAL(law)
Penal Law(law)
actinic(medicine)
actinic ray(medicine)
Actinic(health)
Penal Notice(law)

actinic dermatitis (medicine) and penal (oh)


actinic dermatitis (medicine)


actinic dermatitis -->
photodermatitis
Dermatitis caused or elicited by exposure to sunlight; may be phototoxic or photoallergic, and can result from topical application, ingestion, inhalation, or injection of mediating phototoxic or photoallergic material.

See: photosensitization.

Synonym: actinic dermatitis, actinodermatitis.

Origin: photo-+ G. Derma, skin, + -itis, inflammation


penal (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: penal, from Latin poenalis, from poena 'punishment']
[only before noun] relating to the legal punishment of criminals, especially in prisons
::the penal system
penal colony/settlement
(=a special area of land where prisoners are kept)
penal servitude
law when someone is punished by being kept in prison and made to do hard physical work
BrE very severe
::penal rates of interest