Meanings
nounphototherapy (countable and uncountable, plural phototherapies)
plural phototherapies
- countableuncountableThe use of light to treat disorders of the skin, and certain mood disorders.
Synonyms: light therapy
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe use of light to treat disorders of the skin, and certain mood disorders.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*treb-der.?
- Ancient Greekθερᾰ́πων (therắpōn)
- Ancient Greekθεραπεύω (therapeúō)
- Ancient Greekθεραπεία (therapeía)
- New Latintherapīa
- Englishtherapy
- Englishphototherapy
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 光療 /光疗
- 光療 /光疗 (guāngliáo)medical therapy using light
Czech fototerapie
- fototerapiemedical therapy using light
French photothérapie
- photothérapiemedical therapy using light
Greek φωτοθεραπεία
- φωτοθεραπεία (fototherapeía)medical therapy using light
Irish fótaiteiripe
- fótaiteiripemedical therapy using light
Japanese 光線療法
- 光線療法 (kōsen ryōhō)medical therapy using light
Persian نوردرمانی
- نوردرمانی (nur-darmâni)medical therapy using light
Polish fototerapia, światłolecznictwo
- fototerapiamedical therapy using light
- światłolecznictwomedical therapy using light
Russian фо̀тотерапи́я
- фо̀тотерапи́я (fòtoterapíja)medical therapy using light
Cite this entry
APA
phototherapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototherapy
MLA
“phototherapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototherapy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phototherapy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototherapy.
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