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Phototherapy
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Definition
: Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths.
coord disease with /ther, not /radiother; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; COLOR THERAPY; & ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY are also available
Examples
Color Therapy
;
Heliotherapy
;
Laser Therapy, Low-Level
;
Photochemotherapy
;
Ultraviolet Therapy
Other names
Photoradiation Therapy; Light Therapy; Therapy, Light; Therapies, Photoradiation; Therapies, Light; Phototherapies; Photoradiation Therapies; Light Therapies; Therapy, Photoradiation