photobiology
noun
pho·to·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌfō-tō-(ˌ)bī-ˈä-lə-jē 
: a branch of biology that deals with the effects on living organisms of radiant energy (such as light)
photobiological
adjective
or less commonly photobiologic
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Antony Young, emeritus professor of experimental photobiology at King's College London, warns that most of the damage caused by ultraviolet radiation is not visible to the naked eye.
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Nina Avramova, CNN, 28 June 2019
Nina Avramova, CNN, 28 June 2019
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photobiology
noun
pho·to·bi·ol·o·gy
ˌfōt-ō-(ˌ)bī-ˈäl-ə-jē
plural photobiologies
: a branch of biology that deals with the effects of radiant energy (as light) on living things
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