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PUVA

a therapy for psoriasis combining the oral drug psoralen and high-intensity long-wave ultraviolet light.

Origin:
p(soralen) + UV-A ultraviolet light of a wavelength between 320 and 400 nanometers
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Main Entry: PUVA
Pronunciation: "pE-(")yü-(")vE-'A
Function: noun
Etymology: psoralen ultraviolet A
: photochemotherapyfor psoriasis using psoralen and UVA
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PUVA (p&oomacr;'və, py&oomacr;'-)
n.
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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