- phototherapeutics
- \\“+\ noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Etymology: phot- + therapeutics
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—phototherapeutic, adj./foh'teuh ther'euh pyooh"tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.)the branch of therapeutics that deals with the curative use of light rays.[1900-05; PHOTO- + THERAPEUTICS]* * *
phototherapy /fōˈtō-therˈə-pi/ or phototherapeutics /-pūˈtiks/ noun(Gr therapeuein to tend) the treatment of disease by light• • •Main Entry: ↑photo-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.