Finsenn.
/ˈfɪnsən/ Used attributively and in the possessive to designate the method introduced by Finsen of treating skin diseases by ultra-violet light, and also the apparatus he devised for the purpose.
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1899 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 30 Sept. 825/1 (heading) Remarks on Finsen's phototherapy.
1902 Westm. Gaz. 12 Mar. 9/3 A Finsen lamp for the new treatment of lupus.
1902 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 31 May 1324/2 A small ulcerating surface, which resisted treatment by Finsen's light.
1903 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Jan. 24/1 The Finsen treatment in lupus vulgaris.
1907 Practitioner Nov. 721 The Finsen-light treatment of lupus.
1911 Albutt's Syst. Med. IX. 480 Intra-nasal lupus can be rarely reached with Finsen's apparatus.
1934 E. S. Dore & J. L. Franklin Dis. Skin xxiv. 343 For small growths ultra-violet light applied with either the Finsen or Kromayer compression lamp is sometimes successful.
1961 A. S. MacNalty Brit. Med. Dict. 561/1 Finsen apparatus, or lamp, a source of ultra-violet-light radiation designed for the local treatment of lupus. It consists of a carbon-arc lamp of high amperage.
1961 A. S. MacNalty Brit. Med. Dict. 561/1 Finsen treatment, the treatment of lupus vulgaris by local ultraviolet irradiation with the Finsen lamp; this is now seldom employed.
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