tanning bed

American  

noun

1. a boxlike bed having a hinged cover and equipped with sunlamps to produce a suntan.

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Etymology

Origin of tanning bed

An Americanism dating back to 1980–85

Example Sentences

They discovered that melanocytes from tanning bed users carried nearly twice as many genetic mutations as those from the control groups and were more likely to harbor mutations associated with melanoma.

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"In tanning bed users, we saw those same dangerous mutations across almost the entire skin surface."

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They analyzed medical records for about 3,000 people with a history of tanning bed use and compared them with roughly 3,000 age-matched individuals who had never used indoor tanning devices.

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"We should have a similar campaign with tanning bed usage. The World Health Organization has deemed tanning beds to be the same level of carcinogen as smoking and asbestos. It's a class one carcinogen."

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Ama sidesteps a spotted gecko using a rock as a tanning bed.

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