aquagenic
adjective
aqua·gen·ic
ˌä-kwə-ˈje-nik, ˌa-
: caused by water and especially by contact with water
Aquagenic urticaria is a rash caused by contact with water. It is exceedingly rare.—Rebecca Coffey, Discover
Aquagenic pruritus is recurrent, intense, diffuse itching upon getting out of a bath or shower, and although no one knows the mechanism, it's a symptom of polycythemia vera, a rare condition in which the body produces too many red blood cells.—Atul Gawande, The New Yorker
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