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photobiomodulation

photobiomodulation noun: any of several therapeutic techniques that employ low-level laser or LED light to relieve pain or to heal wounds.

Noun

photobiomodulation (uncountable)

  1. Any of several therapeutic techniques that employ low-level laser or LED light to relieve pain or to heal wounds
    • Dermatologist David Ozog became a convert after smuggling LED panels into his teenage son's hospital room following a stroke in 2021 — his son recovered, and Ozog has been researching photobiomodulation ever since.2026 March 26, Ellsworth Toohey, “A dermatologist snuck red LED panels into his son's hospital room after a stroke, and now he's a convert”, in BoingBoing, retrieved 26 Mar 2026
    Synonyms:
    phototherapy

Synonyms of photobiomodulation

Origin of photobiomodulation

From photo- + biomodulation.

Questions about photobiomodulation

What does photobiomodulation mean?
Photobiomodulation means any of several therapeutic techniques that employ low-level laser or LED light to relieve pain or to heal wounds.
What part of speech is photobiomodulation?
Photobiomodulation is a noun.

Words near photobiomodulation in the dictionary

  1. photobiologist
  2. photobiologists
  3. photobiology
  4. photobiolysis
  5. photobiomass
  6. photobiomodulation
  7. photobiomodulatory
  8. photobionic
  9. photobiont
  10. photobiontic
  11. photobionts

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