heliotherapy
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Definitions
n.
Medical treatment by controlled exposure to sunlight (or, by extension, ultraviolet light).
日光疗法，光照疗法（通过有控制地暴露于阳光，或引申至紫外线下进行的治疗）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedhelio-sun
+
therapyroot
=heliotherapy
helio- (sun) + therapy (treatment) = 'treatment by sunlight.' Before antibiotics, doctors prescribed measured sunbathing to treat conditions like rickets and tuberculosis of the skin — healing by the sun.
Common Collocations
- 1.undergo heliotherapy接受日光疗法
- 2.heliotherapy treatment日光疗法治疗
Example Sentences
- 1.
Early sanatoriums used heliotherapy to treat patients with tuberculosis.
- 2.
Heliotherapy was once a common prescription for children with rickets.
- 3.
Modern heliotherapy carefully limits exposure to avoid skin damage.