phototherapy

noun

pho·​to·​ther·​a·​py ˌfō-tō-ˈther-ə-pē How to pronounce phototherapy (audio)

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Getting an X-ray on your hands and feet or undergoing phototherapy or light therapy can increase your risk of developing black lines on your nails. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 Oct. 2024 What is the difference between UVA and UVB/phototherapy light treatments? Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 15 July 2024 Tanning beds and phototherapy are not the same and the risks of tanning beds remain unequivocal. Humeara Mohamed, refinery29.com, 15 July 2024 Spain’s base camp in Donaueschingen has a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, a cryogenic chamber, and a phototherapy bed to help speed muscular recovery after practice or a game. James Robson, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for phototherapy 

Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of phototherapy was in 1899

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“Phototherapy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phototherapy. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

phototherapy

noun
pho·​to·​ther·​a·​py -ˈther-ə-pē How to pronounce phototherapy (audio)
plural phototherapies
: the application of light for therapeutic purposes

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