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actinic

adjective as in chemical

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We, for a moment, stood in the brief glare of her almost actinic light, this crazy brightness coming off of her.

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My dermatologist says it can also treat precancerous actinic keratoses that result from too much sun exposure.

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Half had already developed one or more actinic keratosis, a precancerous rough, scaly skin lesion caused by years of unprotected sun exposure.

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Lasers: “There are at least three lasers that are not only approved for resurfacing skin and improving wrinkles but also FDA-cleared for treating precancerous lesions called actinic keratosis,” Cohen says.

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When she and her colleagues visit golf tournaments, they sometimes bring liquid nitrogen, which they use to freeze off precancerous lesions called actinic keratoses.

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