lime disease

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lime disease

Sounds like Lyme disease

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From lime + disease. From this condition being caused by the lime fruit.

noun

slang, uncountable Hypersensitivity to ultraviolet radiation, causing pus-filled rashes, caused by furanocoumarins in lime juice. Furanocoumarins damage DNA when activated by UV.
Similar: Mexican beer dermatitis, margarita dermatitis, Club Med dermatitis

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@misc{lime_disease_2026,
  title = {lime disease},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lime%20disease},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}