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Kromayer lamp

Kro·may·er lamp

noun \ˈkrō-mī-ər-ˌlamp\

: a small water-cooled mercury-vapor lamp used in ultraviolet therapy

Kromayer, Ernst L. F. (1862–1933), German dermatologist. Kromayer introduced his mercury-vapor lamp around 1911.

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