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Phototherapy MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Phototherapy
Tree Number(s)
E02.774
Unique ID
D010789
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010789
Annotation
coord disease with /‌ther, not /‌radiother; PHOTOCHEMOTHERAPY; COLOR THERAPY; & ULTRAVIOLET THERAPY are also available
Scope Note
Treatment of disease by exposure to light, especially by variously concentrated light rays or specific wavelengths.
Entry Version
PHOTOTHER
Entry Term(s)
Blue Light Therapy
Blue-light Therapy
Light Therapy
Photoradiation Therapy
Red Light Phototherapy
Therapy, Photoradiation
NLM Classification #
WB 480
Previous Indexing
Jaundice, Neonatal/therapy (1966-1980)
Light/therapeutic use (1967-1980)
Public MeSH Note
81; was LIGHT/therapeutic use 1966-80; HELIOTHERAPY was see under PHYSICAL THERAPY 1975-85 & SUNLIGHT 1963-74
Online Note
to search LIGHT/TU use PHOTOTHERAPY 1966-80 (with no qualif)
History Note
81; was LIGHT/therapeutic use 1966-80
Date Introduced
1981/01/01
Last Updated
2023/03/16
Phototherapy Preferred
Blue Light Therapy Narrower
Red Light Phototherapy Narrower
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