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Finsen light

Finsen light noun: highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form of electric lamp, used in the treatment of lupus and other cutaneous disorders.

Noun

Finsen light (countable and uncountable, plural Finsen lights)

  1. Highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form of electric lamp, used in the treatment of lupus and other cutaneous disorders.

Forms of Finsen light

pluralFinsen lights

Origin of Finsen light

After Niels Ryberg Finsen (1860-1904), Faroese-Danish physician.

Words that rhyme with Finsen light

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Questions about Finsen light

What does Finsen light mean?
Finsen light means highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form of electric lamp, used in the treatment of lupus and other cutaneous disorders.
What part of speech is Finsen light?
Finsen light is a noun.
What is the plural of Finsen light?
The plural of Finsen light is Finsen lights.

Words near Finsen light in the dictionary

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  2. fins de siècle
  3. Finsbury
  4. Finsbury Park
  5. Finse
  6. Finsen light
  7. Finsen lights
  8. finsexual
  9. finsko
  10. finskos
  11. finspine

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