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actinic

adjective

Meaning

  1. Of or relating to actinism.
  2. Composed of actin.
  3. Related to or caused by light or radiation. In medicine, actinic keratoses usually occur in sundamaged skin and exhibit hyperkeratosis.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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