Suntan

Japanese: suntan
Suntan

In the most severe cases, symptoms such as fever, nausea, tachycardia, and confusion may occur. The skin peels off in 2 to 7 days, leaving brown pigmentation behind (called suntan), which peaks after about 10 days. The mechanism behind this sunburn is not yet fully understood.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "suntan" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…最も重い場合には,発熱,吐き気,頻脈,意識混濁などを合併することがある。2~7日で皮がむけるが,あとに褐色の色素沈着を残し(これをサンタンsuntanという),約10日後には最高となる。こうした日焼けの発生機序については,まだ十分にわかっていない。…

※「suntan」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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