photochemotherapyn.
/ˌfəʊtəʊkiːmə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi/, /ˌfəʊtəʊkɛmə(ʊ)ˈθɛrəpi/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdəˌkimoʊˈθɛrəpi/, /ˈˌfoʊdəˌkɛmoʊˈθɛrəpi/ Medicine.
The combined use of drugs and (usually ultraviolet) light to treat a condition.
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the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by light > [noun]
light cure1892
phototherapy1899
light therapy1900
actinotherapy1901
phototherapeutics1901
actinotherapeutics1909
sunray1921
photocoagulation1958
photochemotherapy1974
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > [noun] > treatment with specific substances > chemotherapy > photochemotherapy
photochemotherapy1974
1974 New Eng. Jrnl. Med. 5 Dec. 1210/2 Oral methoxsalen and long wave ultraviolet light is a form of chemotherapy. The term ‘photochemotherapy’ is suggested to describe the interaction of light and drug that results in a beneficial effect on disease.
1985 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 14 Sept. 706/1 He had suffered from the condition for over 20 years and had received various topical treatments and photochemotherapy.
2000 New Scientist 18 Nov. 106/1 (advt.) The areas of immediate interest include the genetics determining responsiveness to antidepressants and to PUVA photochemotherapy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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