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sunlamp
noun
sun·lamp
ˈsən-ˌlamp
: an electric lamp designed to emit radiation of wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared
Examples of sunlamp in a Sentence
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Some people even opt for vitamin D-enhancing sunlamps!
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Sarah Garone, Health, 28 Apr. 2023
Warnings/Precautions: Patients using EPIDUO® Forte Gel should avoid exposure to sunlight and sunlamps and wear sunscreen when sun exposure cannot be avoided.
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Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 13 Sep. 2017
Basal-cell carcinoma affects the deepest layer of the skin, generally in areas that come into the most contact with UV rays present in sunlight, tanning beds and sunlamps.
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Kashmira Gander, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2018
These include consumer products that emit radiation, such as microwaves and sunlamps, and even tobacco products and pet and livestock food and medicines.
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Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 8 Feb. 2017
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Word History
First Known Use
1885, in the meaning defined above
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“Sunlamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunlamp. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
sunlamp
noun
sun·lamp
ˈsən-ˌlamp
: an electric lamp that is made to give off radiation of wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared
Medical Definition
sunlamp
noun
sun·lamp
ˈsən-ˌlamp
: an electric lamp designed to emit radiation of wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared and used especially for therapeutic purposes or for producing a tan artificially
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