Kromayer lamp Med.
(ˈkrəʊmaɪə læmp)
[f. the name of Ernst Kromayer (1862–1933), German dermatologist.]
A water-cooled mercury-vapour lamp used therapeutically for local ultra-violet irradiation.
| 1911 Allbutt's Syst. Med. (ed. 2) IX. 480 The comparative value of the Finsen-Reyn and Kromayer lamps has been studied by Maar. 1927 Observer 18 Dec. 9/2 We [sc. Bermondsey Council] have eight large mercury vapour lamps, two carbon arcs, and one water-cooled Kromayer lamp. 1949 E. B. Clayton Electrotherapy & Actinotherapy xx. 342 The Kromayer lamp is designed for local irradiation only. It has the advantages that, being watercooled, it can be held in contact with the skin [etc.]. |