Meaning & use
Actinotherapy
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The medical treatment of disease or skin conditions using light rays, especially ultraviolet or infrared radiation.
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The dermatologist recommended a course of actinotherapy to treat the patient's psoriasis.
Early 20th-century clinics used actinotherapy to treat rickets before vitamin D supplements were common.
A note on using this word
Actinotherapy comes from the Greek 'aktis,' meaning ray or beam, combined with 'therapy,' and was especially prominent in medicine before modern pharmaceuticals became widespread.
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