PHOTOTHERAPEUTICS Definition & Meaning

phototherapeutics

[ foh-tuh-ther-uh-pyoo-tiks ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(used with a singular verb)

the branch of therapeutics therapeutics that deals with the curative use of light rays.

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Other 51�Թ� Forms

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of phototherapeutics¹

First recorded in 1900–05; photo- + therapeutics

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One of the co-founders of a biotech company called QLT PhotoTherapeutics, Levy worked with David Dolphin of the University of British Columbia to develop Visudyne, a drug that uses light rays to combat the severest form of the disease.

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