heliotherapy

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H0131900 (hē′lē-ō-thĕr′ə-pē)n. pl. he·li·o·ther·a·pies Medical therapy involving exposure to sunlight.

heliotherapy

(ˌhiːlɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ) n (Complementary Medicine) the therapeutic use of sunlight

he•li•o•ther•a•py

(ˌhi li oʊˈθɛr ə pi)

n. treatment of disease by means of sunlight. [1885–90]

heliotherapy

a method of treating illness by exposure to the rays of the sun.See also: Remedies, Sun

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Noun

heliotherapy - therapeutic exposure to sunlight insolationtherapy - (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.); "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"

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elioterapia

Heliotherapy

the use of the sun’s rays for therapeutic and preventive medical purposes; a form of phototherapy. The body is affected by the sun’s visible light rays and invisible rays— infrared and the more biologically active ultraviolet rays.

Heliotherapeutic treatment consists in the use of sun baths, as a result of which the skin acquires a tan, metabolic processes and immunity are activated, and hematopoiesis, tissue nutrition, general health, appetite, and sleep improve. Heliotherapy has an antirachitic effect and increases the body’s resistance. Sunbaths are taken in special areas removed or protected (by plantings) from sources of dust and noise. During the winter, they are taken on special verandas, which are covered with materials permitting the passage of ultraviolet rays.

Excessive exposure to the sun’s rays may lead to burns, sunstroke, cardiovascular and nervous disorders, and the exacerbation of chronic inflammatory processes. Heliotherapy is contrain-dicated in cases of neoplasms, active forms of tuberculosis of the lungs, pronounced heart failure, hyperactivity of the thyroid gland, and certain other diseases.

REFERENCE

Parfenov, A. P. Solnechnoe golodanie cheloveka. Leningrad, 1963.

T. M. KAMENETSKAIA

See Heliotherapy

heliotherapy

(hē′lē-ō-thĕr′ə-pē)n. pl. heliothera·pies Medical therapy involving exposure to sunlight.

heliotherapy

Naturopathy
A form of light therapy in which an individual is exposed to direct sunlight for varying periods.

he·li·o·ther·a·py

(hē'lē-ō-thār'ă-pē) Use of sunlight (and more generally) light from any source to provide palliation of disease; usually for dermatologic disorders, but sometimes used in seasonal affective disorder (q.v.).
Synonym(s): solar therapy.

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noun therapeutic exposure to sunlight

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