Actinocutitis

/ˌæktɪnoʊkjuːˈtaɪtɪs/ noun

Definition

Inflammation of the skin caused by exposure to radiation, particularly from ultraviolet light or radioactive sources.

Etymology

From actino- (Greek aktis, 'ray') + cutis (Latin for 'skin') + -itis (Greek suffix meaning 'inflammation'). This medical term emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries as scientists studied radiation effects.

Kelly Says

Actinocutitis is essentially a fancy medical term for radiation burn—early X-ray and radium researchers frequently suffered from it because they didn't understand radiation safety, which is why you'll see old photographs of them casually handling glowing radioactive materials with bare hands.

Translations

AFAfrikaans
aktinokutitis
AMአማርኛ
አክቲኖኩቲትስ
a-k-tee-noh-ku-ti-tis
ARالعربية
أكتينوكوتيتس
ak-tee-noh-ku-tee-tis
BGБългарски
актинокутит
BNবাংলা
অ্যাক্টিনোকুটিটিস
ak-tee-noh-ku-ti-tis
CACatalà
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
CSČeština
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
DADansk
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
DEDeutsch
Actinocutitis
ak-ti-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
ELΕλληνικά
ακτινοκυτίτιδα
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-ti-da
ESEspañol
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-ku-ti-tis
ETEesti
aktinokutitis
EUEuskara
aktinokutitisa
FAفارسی
اکتی NOCUTItis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
FISuomi
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
FRFrançais
actinocutite
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-tee
GLGalego
actinocutitis
GUGU
અક્તિનોકુટીટિસ
a-k-tee-noh-ku-ti-tis
HAHA
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
HEעברית
אקטינוקוטיטיס
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
HIहिन्दी
एक्टिनोकोटिटिस
ek-tee-noh-ko-ti-tis
HRHrvatski
aktinokutitis
HUMagyar
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
IDBahasa Indonesia
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
IGIG
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
ITItaliano
actinocutite
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-tee
JA日本語
アクチノクチティス
akuchino kuchitisu
KKKK
актинокутит
ak-ti-no-kyoo-tit
KMKM
អាក្ស៊ីណូកូទិទ
a-ak-see-noh-koo-ti-dit
KO한국어
액티노쿠티티스
ae-k-ti-no-ku-ti-tis
LTLietuvių
aktinokutitis
LVLatviešu
aktinokutīts
MNМонгол
актинокутит
MRMR
एक्टिनोकोटिटिस
ek-tee-noh-ko-ti-tis
MSBahasa Melayu
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
MYမြန်မာ
အက်တီနိုကုတိတစ်
a-k-tee-noh-ku-ti-tit
NLNederlands
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
NONorsk
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
PAPA
ਐਕਟੀਨੋਕੁਟી TTS
a-k-tee-noh-ku-ti-tis
PLPolski
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
PTPortuguês
actinocutite
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-tee
RORomână
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
RUРусский
актинокути́т
ak-ti-no-ku-tit
SKSlovenčina
aktinokutitis
SLSlovenščina
aktinokutitis
SRСрпски
актинокутит
SVSvenska
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
SWKiswahili
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
TAதமிழ்
ஆக்டினோகுடிடிஸ்
aak-tee-noh-ku-di-tis
TEతెలుగు
ఆక్టినోకుటిటిస్
aak-tee-noh-ku-ti-tis
THไทย
แอคทีโนคิวทิท
aek-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-t
TLTL
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
TRTürkçe
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
UKУкраїнська
актинокутит
ak-ti-no-kyoo-tit
URاردو
اکٹینوکوٹٹس
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
VITiếng Việt
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
YOYO
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis
ZH中文
放射性皮肤炎
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ZUZU
actinocutitis
ak-tee-noh-kyoo-ti-tis

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