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phototherapy

phototherapy noun: the use of light to treat disorders of the skin, and certain mood disorders.

Noun

phototherapy (countable and uncountable, plural phototherapies)

  1. The use of light to treat disorders of the skin, and certain mood disorders.
    Synonyms:
    light therapy

phototherapy meaning in Tamil and Persian

phototherapy in Tamil

ஒளிக்கதிர் சிகிச்சை, ஒளிச்சிகிச்சை, ஒளிவீச்சு சிகிச்சை

phototherapy in Persian

medical therapy using light
نوردرمانی nur-darmâni

Synonyms of phototherapy

Forms of phototherapy

pluralphototherapies

Origin of phototherapy

From photo- + therapy.

Words formed from phototherapy

Questions about phototherapy

What does phototherapy mean?
Phototherapy means the use of light to treat disorders of the skin, and certain mood disorders.
What is phototherapy in Tamil?
Phototherapy in Tamil is ஒளிக்கதிர் சிகிச்சை, ஒளிச்சிகிச்சை, ஒளிவீச்சு சிகிச்சை. See Phototherapy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is phototherapy?
Phototherapy is a noun.
What is the plural of phototherapy?
The plural of phototherapy is phototherapies.

Words near phototherapy in the dictionary

  1. phototherapeutics
  2. phototherapic
  3. phototherapies
  4. phototherapist
  5. phototherapists
  6. phototherapy
  7. photothermal
  8. photothermally
  9. photothermic
  10. photothermoacoustic
  11. photothermoelasticity

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: phototherapy (page history and authors); phototherapy (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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