heliotherapy

he·li·o·ther·a·py

H h

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hee-lee-oh-ther-uh-pee]
- /ˌhi li oʊˈθɛr ə pi/
- /ˌhiː.ləʊ.ˈθe.rə.pɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hee-lee-oh-ther-uh-pee]
- /ˌhi li oʊˈθɛr ə pi/

Definitions of heliotherapy word

noun heliotherapy treatment of disease by means of sunlight. 1
noun heliotherapy The therapeutic use of sunlight. 1
noun heliotherapy the therapeutic use of sunlight 0
noun heliotherapy the treatment of disease by exposing the body to sunlight 0
noun heliotherapy Any medical therapy by exposure to light. 0

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Origin of heliotherapy

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90; helio- + therapy

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Parts of speech for Heliotherapy

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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heliotherapy popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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