phototherapeutics

phototherapeutics
\\“+\ noun plural but singular or plural in construction
Etymology: phot- + therapeutics

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/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]

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phototherapy /fōˈtō-therˈə-pi/ or phototherapeutics /-pūˈtiks/ noun
(Gr therapeuein to tend) the treatment of disease by light
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Main Entry:photo-

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  • phototherapeutics — 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] * * * …   Universalium

  • phototherapeutics — pho·to·therapeutics …   English syllables

  • phototherapeutics — /ˌfoʊtoʊθɛrəˈpjutɪks/ (say .fohtohtheruh pyoohtiks) noun that branch of therapeutics which deals with the curative use of light rays. –phototherapeutic, adjective …  

  • QLTI — Q L T PhotoTherapeutics (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) …   Abbreviations dictionary

  • QLTI — abbr. Q L T PHOTOTHERAPEUTICS NASDAQ …   Dictionary of abbreviations

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