actinic
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Two welders, their eyes protected from the blinding actinic rays of a powerful arc by brown glasses, worked behind them.
From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2020
Ms. Rought said it was not unusual for a skin check to lead her to to freeze as many as 30 precancerous lesions called actinic keratoses on a patient during a single visit.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
Ms. Rought said her “rule of thumb” was that 20 percent of actinic keratoses progress to cancer.
From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2017
Prosecutors say Kolbusz falsely diagnosed patients with actinic keratosis, or sun-induced skin lesions that can potentially become cancerous.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 21, 2014
As it is necessary to have a light to watch the process and stop it when it has been carried far enough, we must have a light free from actinic or blue rays.
From Harper's Round Table, May 21, 1895 by Various
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