Definition of phototherapy in English:
phototherapy
noun ˌfəʊtəʊˈθɛrəpiˌfoʊdoʊˈθɛrəpi
mass nounThe use of light in the treatment of physical or mental illness.
Example sentencesExamples
- Details of previously affected pregnancies - particularly transfusions in the womb, neonatal anaemia, and the need for exchange transfusions or phototherapy - should also be obtained.
- If 50 percent or more of the scalp is involved, treatment options include topical immunotherapy, systemic steroids or phototherapy.
- Light therapy, also called phototherapy, has been used to treat seasonal affective disorder since the early 1980s, and it has many benefits.
- In some cases, a jaundice baby has to have a treatment called phototherapy.
- As a result, light therapy or phototherapy has been developed.
Definition of phototherapy in US English:
phototherapy
nounˌfōdōˈTHerəpēˌfoʊdoʊˈθɛrəpi
The use of light in the treatment of physical or mental illness.
Example sentencesExamples
- Light therapy, also called phototherapy, has been used to treat seasonal affective disorder since the early 1980s, and it has many benefits.
- In some cases, a jaundice baby has to have a treatment called phototherapy.
- Details of previously affected pregnancies - particularly transfusions in the womb, neonatal anaemia, and the need for exchange transfusions or phototherapy - should also be obtained.
- If 50 percent or more of the scalp is involved, treatment options include topical immunotherapy, systemic steroids or phototherapy.
- As a result, light therapy or phototherapy has been developed.