漆うるし負まけ

noun

urushiol-induced rash; poison ivy rash; lacquer tree rash

Medical term for contact dermatitis caused by urushiol, the oily resin found in poison ivy, poison oak, and the Japanese lacquer tree (漆). Also referred to as 漆かぶれ.

See also: 漆かぶれ

• 山やまで漆うるし負まけになって、腕うでがかゆくてたまらない。

  I got a poison ivy rash in the mountains, and my arm is unbearably itchy.

• 漆うるし負まけは、ウルシオールという成せい分ぶんが原げん因いんで起おこります。

  Urushiol-induced dermatitis is caused by a substance called urushiol.