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PHOTOTHERAPY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("phototherapy" is a kind of...):
actinotherapy; irradiation; radiation; radiation therapy; radiotherapy ((medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance)
