contact dermatitis

noun

, Pathology.

1. inflammation of the skin caused by an allergic reaction to contact with an animal, vegetable, or chemical substance.

Example Sentences

Capsaicin allergies are rare and affect fewer than 1 percent of the population, but, like laundry detergent and poison oak and nickel jewelry, capsaicin can cause contact dermatitis in some of those people.

From Popular-Science