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Definition of: phototherapy
(fō′tō·ther′ə·pē) noun
Treatment of diseases, especially diseases of the skin, by the application of light. Also pho′to·ther′a·peu′tics (-ther′ə·py
′tiks).
—pho′to·ther′a·peu′tic, pho′to·the·rap′ic (-thə·rap′ik) adjective
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