sunlamp
noun
sun·lamp
ˈsən-ˌlamp 
: an electric lamp designed to emit radiation of wavelengths from ultraviolet to infrared
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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.
—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.
—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.
—Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 8 Feb. 2017
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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.
—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.
—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.
—Ben Panko, Smithsonian, 8 Feb. 2017
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“Sunlamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sunlamp. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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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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