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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FINSEN

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FINSEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FINSEN

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Finsen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FINSEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

1794 Finsen

1794 Finsen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 7, 1970 by Bruwer, J. A. at Hartbeespoort.

Definition of Finsen in the English dictionary

The definition of Finsen in the dictionary is Niels Ryberg. 1860–1904, Danish physician; founder of phototherapy: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1903.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FINSEN

Finney
Finnic
finnier
finniest
finning
Finnish
Finnmark
Finno-Ugrian
Finno-Ugric
finnock
finny
fino
finocchio
finochio
Finsteraarhorn
Finzi

WORDS THAT END LIKE FINSEN

Andersen
Anfinsen
Bunsen
chosen
delicatessen
Essen
Hessen
hosen
Jansen
Jensen
Kristiansen
lessen
Leverkusen
Nansen
Niedersachsen
Nielsen
Olsen
risen
Sachsen
sen

Synonyms and antonyms of Finsen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Finsen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FINSEN

Find out the translation of Finsen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Finsen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Finsen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

芬森
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Finsen
570 millions of speakers

English

Finsen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Finsen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فنسن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Финсен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Finsen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Finsen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Finsen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Finsen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Finsen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フィンセン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Finsen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Finsen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Finsen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Finsen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फिन्सन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Finsen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Finsen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Finsen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Фінсен
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Finsen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Finsen
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Finsen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Finsen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Finsen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Finsen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FINSEN»

The term «Finsen» is regularly used and occupies the 72.900 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FINSEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Finsen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FINSEN»

Discover the use of Finsen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Finsen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Animal Rights Movement in America: From Compassion to ...
Explains the philosophy of the animal rights movement, looks at its origins, and discusses current issues and future trends
Lawrence Finsen, Susan Finsen, 1994
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Photodermatology
At a time when no antibiotics or antiinflammatory agents were available, Finsen's phototherapy was more than welcome. Because a treatment session with filtered natural sunlight could take several hours, and because natural sunlight was not ...
Henry W. Lim, Herbert Honigsmann, John L. M. Hawk, 2007
3
Eco-terrorism: Radical Environmental and Animal Liberation ...
10. Singer, Animal Liberation; Dombrowski, Babies and Beasts. 11. Singer, Animal Liberation. 12. Finsen and Finsen, The Animal Rights Movement. There is in fact a large and growing body of literature dealing with the topic of animal rights.
Don Liddick, 2006
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Lupus Underground
In the course of my research I ran across the work of Dr. Niels Ryberg Finsen. I mentioned to Dr. Frederick Urbach how surprising it was to learn that one of the very first medical Nobels was awarded in 1903 to a man who treated with UV a ...
‎2004
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The Healing Sun
Two years earlier the winner was another scientist with an interest in the effects of sunlight on tuberculosis, Dr Niels Finsen (1860–1904). Niels Finsen was the first physician both to use sunlight as a medicine and to investigate its effects ...
Richard Hobday, 1999
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A Manual of Practical Medical Electricity: The R Ntgen Rays ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Turner Dawson, 2011
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Ultra violet rays vs Finsen's solar rays ...
INCE the great Danish Scientist, Finsen, has given to the world his marvelous discovery of utilizing the solar rays for the treatment of external ( and internal) malignant growths, such as lupus, carcinoma, tuberculosis of the skin, and other  ...
A. W. Minin
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Stedman's Medical Eponyms
Finochietto thoracic forceps Finochietto thoracic scissors Finsen, Niels Ryberg, Danish physician, 1860-1904, winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize for work related to disease treatment, particularly lupus vulgaris. finsen - sw. finsen unit Finsen bath  ...
Susan L. Bartolucci, Thomas Lathrop Stedman, Pat Forbis, 2005
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The Spirit of Vitalism: Health, Beauty and Strength in ...
Before the age of antibiotics it was not possible to treat this without surgery, so Finsen's painless phototherapy was a revolution in the treatment of the disease. Finsen's results were remarkable, and succeeded in curing his patient of the ...
Gertrud Hvidberg-Hansen, Gertrud Oelsner, 2011
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The Animal Ethics Reader
Finsen and Finsen name Turner's view the "Displacement Thesis" and propose instead the "Extension Thesis": namely, that those who are concerned about one exploited group will often extend that concern to other groups (1994: 28ff).
Susan Jean Armstrong, Richard George Botzler, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FINSEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Finsen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sunscreen May Not Have It Made in the Shade
Niels Ryberg Finsen, a Faroese-Danish physician, won the Nobel Prize for discovering that light radiation could treat lupus. But medicine ... «OZY, Jun 15»
2
Champions League: Celtic face Icelandic video stars Stjarnan
Forward Olafur Karl Finsen has appeared more recently for the national team, while full-backs Johann Laxdal and Hordur Arnason have both ... «BBC Sport, Jun 15»
3
Survival benefit of early androgen receptor inhibitor therapy in …
Copenhagen Prostate Cancer Center, Department of Urology, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; The Finsen Laboratory, ... «UroToday, Jun 15»
4
Best and Worst of Health and Healthcare – April 2015
... Jacobs AH, Wyss-Coray T, Vitorica J, Ransohoff RM, Herrup K, Frautschy SA, Finsen B, Brown GC, Verkhratsky A, Yamanaka K, Koistinaho J, ... «Brain Blogger, May 15»
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Germ-zapping R2-D2 look-alike works at Renown
In 1903, Niels Finsen was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine for his research in treating diseases with sunlight, according to Nobelprize.org, ... «Reno Gazette Journal, May 15»
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REDLANDS: Live Oak Canyon project back on the table
“I'm opposed to any proposed development in Live Oak Canyon,” Susan Finsen, who lives near the project site, said at the Tuesday Planning ... «Press-Enterprise, May 15»
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The love/hate relationship with sun
The Finsen ultraviolet lamp, invented by Niels Ryberg Finsen in the late 1800s, was used successfully to treat Lupus vulgaris - tuberculosis of ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
8
County official offers assurance of kids' safety at Denney
It said that Marilyn Finsen, Snohomish County Superior Court's administrator since January, “doesn't believe that safety or the well-being of any ... «HeraldNet, Mar 15»
9
Investigation at Denney Juvenile Justice Center slams Gipson
Denney is run by Snohomish County Superior Court, which is taking the report's findings seriously, said Marilyn Finsen, who assumed the job ... «HeraldNet, Mar 15»
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Alexandria-Arlington community calendar, March 5-12, 2015
... mixed-media artist Kara Hammond, painter Jill Finsen, and painter and mixed-media artist Barbara Muth. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Through March 29. «Washington Post, Mar 15»

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