quartz lamp

noun

: a mercury-vapor lamp in a tube of quartz glass that transmits most of the ultraviolet radiation

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“Quartz lamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/quartz%20lamp. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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