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heliotherapy

(-t̸her′ə pē)

noun

the treatment of disease by exposing the body to sunlight

Origin: helio- + therapy

See heliotherapy in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. he·li·o·ther·a·pies

Medical therapy involving exposure to sunlight.

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