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Meaning of "phototherapeutic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC

phototherapeutic  [ˌfəʊtəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phototherapeutic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC 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 phototherapeutic in the English dictionary

The definition of phototherapeutic in the dictionary is relating to the use of light in the treatment of disease.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC


antiscorbutic
ˌæntɪskɔːˈbjuːtɪk
chemotherapeutic
ˌkiːməʊθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
digoneutic
ˌdaɪɡəˈnjuːtɪk
electrotherapeutic
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
emphyteutic
ˌɛmfɪˈtjuːtɪk
empiricutic
emˌpɪrɪˈkjuːtɪk
halieutic
ˌhælɪˈjuːtɪk
hermeneutic
ˌhɜːmɪˈnjuːtɪk
hydrotherapeutic
ˌhaɪdrəʊˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk
immunotherapeutic
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
maieutic
meɪˈjuːtɪk
massotherapeutic
ˌmæsəʊˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk
nontherapeutic
ˌnɒnˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk
organotherapeutic
ˌɔːɡənəʊˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk
propaedeutic
ˌprəʊpɪˈdjuːtɪk
psychotherapeutic
ˌsaɪkəʊθerəˈpjuːtɪk
radiotherapeutic
ˌreɪdɪəʊˌθerəˈpjuːtɪk
scorbutic
skɔːˈbjuːtɪk
subtherapeutic
ˌsʌbθerəˈpjuːtɪk
therapeutic
ˌθɛrəˈpjuːtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC

phototactic
phototactically
phototaxes
phototaxis
phototaxy
phototelegram
phototelegraph
phototelegraphy
phototherapeutically
phototherapeutics
phototherapy
photothermal
photothermally
photothermic
photothermically
phototonic
phototonus
phototopography
phototoxic
phototoxicity

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC

acoustic
aeronautic
Argonautic
artistic
astronautic
athletic
Atlantic
authentic
automatic
democratic
diagnostic
domestic
fantastic
parachutic
pharmaceutic
plastic
probouleutic
romantic
static
toreutic

Synonyms and antonyms of phototherapeutic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phototherapeutic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

光疗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fototerapéutica
570 millions of speakers

English

phototherapeutic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

phototherapeutic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

phototherapeutic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Фототерапевтическая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fototerapêutica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

phototherapeutic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

photothérapeutique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phototherapeutic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

phototherapeutischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

光線療法の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

phototherapeutic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phototherapeutic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phototherapeutic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

phototherapeutic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

छायाचित्रणात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fototerapötik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fototerapeutica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fototerapeutyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фототерапевтична
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

foto-
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτοθεραπευτικό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

phototherapeutic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fototerapeutisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

phototherapeutic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phototherapeutic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC»

The term «phototherapeutic» is normally little used and occupies the 148.159 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «phototherapeutic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «phototherapeutic» 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 phototherapeutic

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC»

Discover the use of phototherapeutic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phototherapeutic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Corneal Surgery: Theory, Technique and Tissue
Excimer Laser Phototherapeutic Keratectomy. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins; 1997. 45. Spadea L, Petrucci R, Balestrazzi E. Excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy for recurrent intraepithelial corneoconjunctival carcinoma. J Cataract  ...
Frederick S. Brightbill, 2009
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Ocular Surface Disorders
Sclerotic scattering illumination during phototherapeutic keratectomy for better visualization of corneal opacities. Am J Ophthalmol 2003; 1351559e561. Hersh PS, Burnstein Y, Carr J, et al. Phototherapeutic keratectomy: surgical strategies and ...
Jose M. Benitez-del-Castillo, Michael A. Lemp, 2012
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Corneal Dystrophies
1 10 11 12 13 14 15 Seitz B, Langenbucher A: Phototherapeutic keratectomy in corneal dystrophies; in Reinhard T, Larkin F (eds): Essentials in Ophthalmology – Corneal and External Eye Disease. Berlin, Springer, 2007. 2 Hersh PS ...
B. Seitz, W. Lisch, 2011
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Cornea
Fagerholm P, Fitzsimmons TD, Orndahl M et al: Phototherapeutic keratectomy: long term results in 166 eyes, / Refract Corneal Surg 9(suppl1:S76-81, 1993. 23. Fitzsimmons TD, Fagerholm P: Superficial keratectomy with the 193nm excimer ...
Jay H. Krachmer, Mark J. Mannis, Edward J. Holland, 2005
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Ophthalmology: Expert Consult: Online and Print
Clinical follow-up of 193 nm ArF excimer laser photokeratectomy. Ophthalmology 1992;99:805–11. 2. Stasi K, Chuck RS. Update on phototherapeutic keratectomy. Curr Opin Ophthalmol 2009;20:272–5. 3. Marshall J, Trokel S, Rothery S, et al.
Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker, 2013
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Cornea and External Eye Disease: Corneal ...
(1996) Bacterial keratitis following phototherapeutic keratectomy. J Refract Surg 12:123–127 3. Auw-Haedrich C, Loeffler KU, Sundmacher R, et al. (1996) Characteristic distribution of deposits in recurrent granular corneal dystrophy.
Thomas Reinhard, Frank Larkin, 2007
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Excimer Laser Surgery for Corneal Disorders
O'Brart DS, Gartry DS, Lohmann CP, Patmore AL, Muir MGK, Marshall J. Treatment of band keratopathy by excimer laser phototherapeutic keratectomy: surgical techniques and long term follow up. Br J Ophthalmol 1993;77:702-708. 37.
Peter S. Hersh, Michael D. Wagoner, 1998
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Refractive Surgery
Phototherapeutic keratectomy in the treatment of Graenouw's type 1 corneal dystrophy. J Fr Ophthalmol 1999;22:176-79. 23 . Dinh R, Rapuano CJ, Cohen EJ, Laibson P. Recurrence of corneal dystrophy after excimer laser phototherapeutic  ...
Ashok Garg, Jorge L. Alió, 2010
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Corneal Surgery
Phototherapeutic keratectomy for severe postkeratoplasty astigmatism, Am J Ophthalmol 1992;114: 429-36. 19. Campos M, Lee M, McDonnell PJ, Ocular integrity after refractive surgery: Effects of photorefractive keratectomy, phototherapeutic ...
Ashok Garg, Jorge L. Alió, 2010
10
Ophthalmic Surgical Procedures
Indications Superficial keratectomy and/or phototherapeutic keratectomy is suitable for removal of pathologic epithelial and subepithelial tissue in selected patients with: a Recurrent erosion syndrome or decreased vision caused by anterior ...
Peter S. Hersh, Bruce Mitchel Zagelbaum, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOTHERAPEUTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phototherapeutic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Innovative light therapy reaches deep tumors
We decided to see if we could teach it to do its job differently—to act as a phototherapeutic drug instead of a chemotherapeutic drug." To help ... «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
2
Drug Fluoresces, Kills Cancer Under 1 Wavelength
Meanwhile, the compound continued fluorescing during the phototherapeutic procedure and was not photobleached. On its own, silicon ... «Photonics.com, Jan 15»
3
Introducing a new techinique for transepithelial surface ablation
... -0.75D. Within this context, it important to remind ourselves why does flat-depth phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) induce a hyperopic shift. «Optician Online, Nov 14»
4
'Laser surgery saved my eye': Contact lens hell for student who …
My damaged eye was treated with Artemis guided transepithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy which uses ultrasound to guide a laser to ... «Express.co.uk, Sep 14»
5
Coming Soon: Cure Your Hayfever With Photo Therapy
It's called Allergia, and it's a phototherapeutic medical device that suppresses the symptoms of seasonal allergenic rhinitis (SAR), commonly known as hayfever. «Inventorspot, Mar 14»
6
Cyprus Government urged to promote health tourism
... he added that specialized surveys have shown that the country can develop phototherapeutic tourism, since the sun has special properties ... «Financial Mirror, Jan 14»
7
A vision for the future: Bristol's new laser eye service at Bristol Eye …
... undergoing a procedure called phototherapeutic keratectomy or PTK, where a small amount of tissue is taken from the surface of the cornea, ... «Bristol Post, Nov 13»
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CARL ZEISS MEDITEC AG : ZEISS presents MEL 90:
... as phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK) can be performed. Customized therapy of presbyopic patients using the PRESBYOND Laser Blended ... «4-traders, Oct 13»
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Feeding Tubes, NICU, One-on-One Care: Susan Hatfield Talks …
Protective glasses shaded his eyes from the phototherapeutic light that treated him for jaundice. Monitors beeped, voices remained hushed. «Daily Beast, Feb 12»
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Levia® Home Phototherapy Now Available in Canada for patients …
Lerner Medical Devices, Inc. (LMD) develops, manufactures and markets phototherapeutic devices that utilize advanced optical technology to ... «PR Web, Jan 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Phototherapeutic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/phototherapeutic>. May 2024 ».
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