Ultraviolet Radiation (ul-tra-VYE-o-let Ray-dee-AY-shun) at Medical Glossary

What is it? UV radiation. Invisible rays that are part of the energy that comes from the sun. UV radiation also comes from sun lamps and tanning beds. UV radiation can damage the skin and cause melanoma and other types of skin cancer. UV radiation that reaches the Ea

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