Meaning Phototherapy
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Treatment with light. For example, a newborn with jaundice may be put under special lights to help reduce the amount of bilirubin pigment in the skin.
Source: medicinenet.com (offline)

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noun. therapy consisting of exposure to infrared or ultraviolet light that is utilized for the remediation of not just particular skin conditions or disorders, but depression of a seasonal type too, r [..]
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The treatment of disease with certain types of light. Phototherapy can use lasers, LED, fluorescent lamps, and ultraviolet or infrared radiation. Also called light therapy.
Source: cancer.gov

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treatment with light. Prescription phototherapy exposes the baby's skin to special fluorescent lights. In mild cases of jaundice, exposing the baby's skin to sunlight (taking care to avoid s [..]
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(n) the use of strong light to treat acne or hyperbilirubinemia of the newborn
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Using blue (not ultraviolet) light to reduce the bilirubin level (also see ‘Jaundice’).
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Phototherapy is a form of treatment for skin conditions. It uses ultraviolet light.
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 Treatment for jaundice, involving placing the baby under blue fluorescent lights, sometimes called bili-lights. 
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Treatment of Disease by exposure to Light, especially by variously concentrated Light rays or specific wavelengths.
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths.
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The treatment of disease with certain types of light. Phototherapy can use lasers, LED, fluorescent lamps, and ultraviolet or infrared radiation. Also called light therapy.
Source: dana-farber.org (offline)

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Any skin treatment which uses the power of light to treat skin conditions and cosmetic skin issues of the face and body.
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(bililights): special light treatment for babies with jaundice in which the affected infant is placed under special fluorescent lights that break down the bilirubin so it can be eliminated from t [..]
Source: efcni.org

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Phototherapy, also known as light therapy or heliotherapy, uses light exposure to treat both physiological and psychological problems that are a result from a lack of sunlight. Physical problems aided [..]
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Treatment using irradiation with Laser Light of low Power intensity so that the effects are not due to Heat, as they are in Laser Therapy.
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org





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