Meanings
- uncountablemedicineAny of several therapeutic techniques that employ low-level laser or LED light to relieve pain or to heal wounds
Dermatologist David Ozog became a convert after smuggling LED panels into his teenage son's hospital room following a stroke in 2021 — his son recovered, and Ozog has been researching photobiomodulation ever since.
2026 March 26, Ellsworth Toohey, “A dermatologist snuck red LED panels into his son's hospital room after a stroke, and now he's a convert”, in BoingBoing, retrieved 26 Mar 2026Synonyms: phototherapy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several therapeutic techniques that employ low-level laser or LED light to relieve pain or to heal wounds
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishbiomodulation
- Englishphotobiomodulation
From photo- + biomodulation.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
photobiomodulation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photobiomodulation
“photobiomodulation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photobiomodulation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photobiomodulation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photobiomodulation.
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