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insolation

9.9

Exposure to sunlight for health treatment

noun
/ˌɪn.səˈleɪ.ʃən/

Archaic

: helioterapia

After his surgery, he was advised to have controlled insolation to speed up healing.

Examples

For his recovery, the patient enjoyed daily insolation sessions in the garden.
The doctor recommended a gentle insolation regimen to help boost her immune system.
Not only must the female prolong insolation to enhance embryogenesis, but the deeply ingrained nesting behavior that evolved over generations must be negated (Jones et al. 1991).

Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

phototherapy

vsinsolation

Specialized

1 5.8

The use of light to treat some skin problems and yellow skin in newborn babies

focuses on sunlight exposure rather than artificial or wavelength specific light

heliotherapy

vsinsolation

Specialized

1 8.8

The use of sunlight to treat some illnesses

exposes the body to sunlight with a medical aim

How Therapeutic

phototherapy

Specialized

1 5.8

heliotherapy

Specialized

1 8.8

insolation

Archaic

9.9

Surface Forms

insolation singular

insolations plural

Morphology

insolation = insolate (semi-transparent) = in + sol + ate + ion

Formation from the verb 'insolate' to the noun is regular, but the Latin root 'sol' and the prefix 'in-' (not meaning 'not') are not obvious to average learners.

Etymology

Insolation comes from the Latin root sol meaning 'sun' and the part in- meaning 'in' or 'into', and it was used for being put into sunlight for health. So insolation means therapeutic exposure to the sun.