PUVA

PUVA definition - medical

PUVA (po͞oˈvə, pyo͞oˈ-)

noun
Psoralen and ultraviolet light; a treatment for psoriasis combining the oral administration of psoralen with subsequent exposure to long wavelength ultraviolet light.

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