Finsen, Niels Ryberg
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Finsen,
Niels Ryberg, Danish physician, 1860-1904, winner of the 1903 Nobel Prize for work related to disease treatment, particularly lupus vulgaris. Finsen bath - ultraviolet irradiation.
Finsen carbon arc light
Finsen lamp - carbon-arc lamp.
Finsen method - to treat by using concentrated ultraviolet rays. Synonym(s):
Finsen therapy Finsen retractor
finsen unit - erythemal flux density of irradiation. Synonym(s):
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