Finsen

[ fin-suhn ]

/ ˈfɪn sən /

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noun

Niels Ry·berg

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

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finny, fino, finocchio, fin ray, fin. sec., Finsen, finspot, Finsteraarhorn, fintech, fin whale, Finzi

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How to use Finsen in a sentence

Finsen was given the Nobel prize partly for re-discovery of this.
Old-Time Makers of Medicine|James J. Walsh
Finsen has shown that inflammation of the skin caused by chemical or violet light leads to contraction of the red corpuscles.
The Popular Science Monthly, September, 1900|Various
With Finsen operating, you won't have to worry about a thing.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
In recent years both the x-ray and Finsen light have been used with variable success.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

Of the milder methods, those most in vogue to-day are the Finsen light and x-ray.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

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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