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Pronunciation: /phototherapy*/

phototherapy

Definition

The treatment of disease with certain types of light. Phototherapy can use lasers, LED, fluorescent lamps, and ultraviolet or infrared radiation. Also called light therapy.

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bilateral nephrectomy

bariatric surgery

microarray

adverse reaction

attenuated

extraskeletal mesenchymal chondrosarcoma

skinning vulvectomy

sequential treatment

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anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody TJ202/MOR202

anti-B7-H3 CAR T cells

Slo-bid

imipramine

diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis-inactivated poliomyelitis-Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine

anti-inflammatory antibody ALXN1007

CDK4/6 inhibitor TQB3303

BR96-doxorubicin immunoconjugate

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epimutation

new mutation

melanocytic macules associated with Peutz-Jeghers syndrome

null allele

haploinsufficiency

multigene test

locus heterogeneity

constitutional DNA

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