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UV
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays
Synonyms:
ultraviolet; ultraviolet illumination; ultraviolet light; ultraviolet radiation; UV
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("UV" is a kind of...):
actinic radiation; actinic ray (electromagnetic radiation that can produce photochemical reactions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "UV"):
sun-ray; sunray (a ray of artificial ultraviolet light from a sunray lamp)
Context examples:
This gene is involved in nucleotide excision repair and corrects sensitivity to UV radiation and defective nucleotide excision repair in xeroderma pigmentosum cells of complementation group D.
(ERCC2 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)
Frames with lenses worn in front of the eye for vision correction, eye protection, or protection from UV rays.
(Glasses, NCI Thesaurus)
A-SMase has been recognized as one of the required molecules to mediate proapoptotic signaling in cell death induced by a diverse array of stresses such as H2O2, Heat, UV exposure and Radiation.
(Ceramide Signaling Pathway BioCarta, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Its transcriptional level is also up-regulated by p53, gamma radiation, adriamycin, and UV treatment of cells.
(BTG Cell Cycle Regulation Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
UV damage and ingestion of inorganic arsenic may play a role in the development of the disease.
(Bowen Disease of the Skin, NCI Thesaurus)
Risk factors include UV exposure, alcohol consumption, smoking, and immunosuppression.
(Lip Squamous Cell Carcinoma, NCI Thesaurus)
Other sensors currently available on the market only measure overall UV radiation, without distinguishing between UVA, UVB and UVC, each of which has a significantly different impact on human health.
(New wristband provides personalised and real-time tracking of UV exposure, University of Granada)
UV radiation or heat is usually applied to make the transferred patterns permanent.
(Nanoimprinting, NCI Thesaurus)
A drug used together with UV light to treat psoriasis, vitiligo, and skin nodules of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
(Methoxsalen, NCI Dictionary)
Despite the obstacles, astronomers were confident that finding such a signal would be possible, thanks to previous research indicating that the first stars released tremendous amounts of ultraviolet (UV) light.
(Astronomers detect ancient signal from first stars in universe, National Science Foundation)
