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Meaning of "heliotherapy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HELIOTHERAPY

heliotherapy  [ˌhiːlɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELIOTHERAPY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heliotherapy 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 HELIOTHERAPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Light therapy

Light therapy or phototherapy consists of exposure to daylight or to specific wavelengths of light using polychromatic polarised light, lasers, light-emitting diodes, fluorescent lamps, dichroic lamps or very bright, full-spectrum light. The light is administered for a prescribed amount of time and, in some cases, at a specific time of day. One common use of the term is associated with the treatment of skin disorders, chiefly psoriasis, acne vulgaris, eczema and neonatal jaundice. Light therapy which strikes the retina of the eyes is used to treat circadian rhythm disorders such as delayed sleep phase disorder and can also be used to treat seasonal affective disorder, with some support for its use also with non-seasonal psychiatric disorders.

Definition of heliotherapy in the English dictionary

The definition of heliotherapy in the dictionary is the therapeutic use of sunlight.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELIOTHERAPY


aromatherapy
əˌrəʊməˈθɛrəpɪ
balneotherapy
ˌbælnɪəˈθɛrəpɪ
bibliotherapy
ˌbɪblɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
brachytherapy
ˌbrækɪˈθɛrəpɪ
chemotherapy
ˌkiːməʊˈθɛrəpɪ
cryotherapy
ˌkraɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
electrotherapy
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
hydrotherapy
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
hypnotherapy
ˌhɪpnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
immunotherapy
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
mesotherapy
ˌmɛsəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
monotherapy
ˌmɒnəˈθɛrəpɪ
phototherapy
ˌfəʊtəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
physiotherapy
ˌfɪzɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
phytotherapy
ˌfaɪtəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
psychotherapy
ˌsaɪkəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
radiotherapy
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
thalassotherapy
ˌθæləsəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
therapy
ˈθɛrəpɪ
thermotherapy
ˌθɜːməʊˈθɛrəpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELIOTHERAPY

heliopsis
Helios
helioscope
helioscopic
heliosis
heliosphere
heliostat
heliostatic
heliotactic
heliotaxis
heliotrope
heliotropic
heliotropical
heliotropically
heliotropin
heliotropism
heliotropy
heliotype
heliotypic
heliotypy

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELIOTHERAPY

behaviour therapy
cognitive therapy
combination therapy
craniosacral therapy
crapy
electroconvulsive therapy
family therapy
gene therapy
group therapy
hormone replacement therapy
occupational therapy
pharmacotherapy
physical therapy
radiation therapy
retail therapy
root-canal therapy
sex therapy
shock therapy
speech therapy
triple combination therapy
zone therapy

Synonyms and antonyms of heliotherapy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heliotherapy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELIOTHERAPY

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

Translator English - Chinese

日光疗法
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

helioterapia
570 millions of speakers

English

heliotherapy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हेलीओथेरपी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معالجة شمسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гелиотерапия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

helioterapia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সূর্যচিকিত্সা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

héliothérapie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Helioterapi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heliotherapie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

日光療法
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일광욕 요법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heliotherapy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhựt quang liệu pháp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கதிரவனின் கதிர் கொண்டு நோய் நீக்கும் மருத்துவ முறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेलिओरपी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Helyoterapi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

elioterapia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

helioterapia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

геліотерапія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

helioterapie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ηλιοθεραπεία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

helioterapie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

HELIOTERAPI
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heliotherapy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heliotherapy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELIOTHERAPY»

The term «heliotherapy» is normally little used and occupies the 123.699 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELIOTHERAPY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heliotherapy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heliotherapy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELIOTHERAPY»

Discover the use of heliotherapy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heliotherapy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Wound Healing: Evidence-Based Management
The therapeutic use of sunlight is known as heliotherapy. Heliotherapy involves controlled exposure of the skin to sunlight, with graduated increases in exposure time to avoid burning. Due to differences in the types of light rays that are present  ...
Joseph M McCulloch, Luther C Kloth, 2010
2
Biologic Effects of Light 2001: Proceedings of a Symposium, ...
The medical use of natural heliotherapy has also been reported from Hippokrates ("Corpus Hippocraticum"), from health care habits of ancient Rome and from the physicians of the Islamic culture in ancient Iran [29]. A renaissance of ...
Michael F. Holick, 2002
3
NATURE CURE:
re. amt. -- Napoleon Bonaparte H eliotherapy is medical therapy involving exposure to sunlight. Heliotherapy is commonly known as light therapy and is a recognised scientific system. Sunlight is a fundamental biological need and both natural ...
RAJENDRA MENEN, 2013
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Dark Deception: Discover the Truths About the Benefits of ...
She made a full recovery, and Rollier became a devoted practitioner of heliotherapy.1 Rollier opened a clinic that used sunlight therapy to treat tuberculosis patients in Switzerland in 1903,long before the discovery of antibiotics (and, for that ...
Joseph Mercola, 2008
5
Italy's Margins: Social Exclusion and Nation Formation since ...
on the changing perceptions of sun-darkened white skin was the increased use of heliotherapy (an alleged cure involving prolonged exposure of the body to sunlight) around the time of the First World War as a treatment for tuberculosis.
David Forgacs, 2014
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Evidence-Based Dermatology
Heliotherapy One RCT provided insufficient evidence on the effects of heliotherapy for chronic plaque psoriasis. Although we found limited evidence, there is a consensus that heliotherapy is an effective option for most people with chronic ...
Hywel Williams, Michael Bigby, Thomas Diepgen, 2009
7
The Healing Sun
making extensive use of heliotherapy in the treatment of wounds. One hospital that he considered to be ideally arranged for heliotherapy of war wounds was the Duchess of Connaught Military Hospital which the Canadian Red Cross had built  ...
Richard Hobday, 1999
8
Photodermatology
Apart from its use in pediatrics to treat jaundice in newborns, heliotherapy and phototherapy were done on an organized scale to treat tuberculosis, leg ulcers, and skin diseases. HELIOTHERAPY FOR TUBERCULOSIS In 1903, Rollier in ...
Henry W. Lim, Herbert Honigsmann, John L. M. Hawk, 2007
9
Atopic Dermatitis and Eczematous Disorders
In this telephone survey the authors were not able to identify the cause of improvement, be it rest, sunlight, or both. Other authors have supported the use of heliotherapy, climatotherapy, and spa for managing eczema but their studies must be ...
Donald Rudikoff, Steven R Cohen, Noah Scheinfeld, 2014
10
Papulosquamous Skin Diseases—Advances in Research and ...
We assume that the heliotherapy will last a whole month with every day 2h exposition to the direct sunlight around local noon. The heliotherapy will be successful if weather conditions permit at least 20days with the daily exposure over the ...
‎2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELIOTHERAPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heliotherapy is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Luzi smart lamp promises to help you sleep better, set the mood …
Light therapy, or heliotherapy, is an approved clinical practice for a variety of mood disorders and physical conditions. It should be able to ... «Techly, Jul 15»
2
Poppy Delevingne's Secrets for Staying, and Looking, Cool This …
Enjoy a spot of heliotherapy — but keep your face shaded. “I love going into the sun because I get freckles and I really like my freckles. «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Scientific Consensus Paper Released; Asserts Sunlight and Vitamin …
In fact, patients suffering from cutaneous tuberculosis and other conditions stand to benefit immediately from the use of heliotherapy in their ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
4
Summer Guide 2015: An Exposé on the 'Natural' History of …
As Brian Hoffman details in his new history of American nudism, Naked, doctors in the movement's early days proclaimed that “heliotherapy,” ... «Seattle Weekly, Jun 15»
5
Eminent domain fight to expand Seaside created statewide legal crisis
That was the usual garb for heliotherapy, the year-round treatment of exposure to the sun that was Seaside's specialty. In Hartford for an exhibit ... «theday.com, Jun 15»
6
Summer glow: Salon, dermatologist talk tanning — safely
"We cannot live without sunlight, and there is a way to absorb it and not necessarily be coming in to get a tan; you can use it for heliotherapy," ... «Longview News-Journal, Jun 15»
7
The love/hate relationship with sun
Heliotherapy, which is sometimes called phototherapy, saw patients with skin-based conditions exposed to prolonged sunlight. And when ... «BBC News, Apr 15»
8
Puerto Rico retreat
... Program, the retreat provided participants aged 22 to 84 the opportunity to escape the chilly campus for a week of fitness and heliotherapy. «UD Daily, Feb 15»
9
Viticell, a new treatment for Vitiligo patients using cutaneous …
Medical treatments for vitiligo include natural heliotherapy and, especially, high activity corticosteroids (class IV), immunomodulators, and ... «The FINANCIAL, Feb 15»
10
A brief history of the sun
If anyone had any doubts, a Swiss doctor, Auguste Rollier, had developed a sun treatment (heliotherapy) that was said to cure tuberculosis. «New Zealand Herald, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Heliotherapy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/heliotherapy>. Apr 2024 ».
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