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PHOTOTHERAPY

\fˌə͡ʊtə͡ʊθˈɛɹəpi], \fˌə‍ʊtə‍ʊθˈɛɹəpi], \f_ˌəʊ_t_əʊ_θ_ˈɛ_ɹ_ə_p_i]\

Definitions of PHOTOTHERAPY

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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The application of light for therapeutic purposes, esp. for treating diseases of the skin.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

The application of light for therapeutic purposes, esp. for treating diseases of the skin.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

f[=o]-t[=o]-ther'a-pi, n. the art of healing (of lupus, &c.) by means of light, electric or other, focussed on the diseased part. [Gr. ph[=o]s, ph[=o]tos, light, therapeuein, to heal.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

See phototherapeutics.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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