Finsen

[ fin-suh n ]

/ ˈfɪn sən /

noun

Niels Ry·berg

[neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/, 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.

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Examples from the Web for finsen

But Finsen calmly invited the test, which was speedy in coming.
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Finsen was given the Nobel prize partly for re-discovery of this.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
With Finsen operating, you won't have to worry about a thing.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
Either proves extremely valuable in some cases, but the Finsen method is the favorite method.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

That night Finsen knew that he had within his grasp that which would make him a rich man if he so chose.
Hero Tales of the Far North|Jacob A. Riis

British Dictionary definitions for finsen

Finsen

/ (Danish ˈfensən) /

noun

Niels Ryberg (neːls ˈryber). 1860–1904, Danish physician; founder of phototherapy: Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1903

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Medicine definitions for finsen

Finsen

[ fĭn′sən ]

Niels Ryberg 1860-1904

Danish physician. He won a 1903 Nobel Prize for developing a method of treating skin diseases with ultraviolet light.