| umls-concept:C0181645 | skos:definition | SPN: An infrared lamp is a device intended for medical purposes that emits energy at infrared frequencies (approximately 700 nanometers to 50,000 nanometers) to provide topical heating.,UMD: Lamps used in the physiotherapy department for providing heat treatment to a stiff, painful or inflamed part of the body. Ultraviolet treatment lamps are sometimes wrongly described as heat lamps. Wavelengths delivered are 770 to 12000 nm. Such lamps are also used in the care and treatment of newborns who can be or must be removed from an enclosed incubator for examination and treatment. | lld:umls |
