"grenz ray" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: grenz rays [plural]
Etymology: German Grenz (“border”) (since the effects were thought to be on the border between ultraviolet light and traditional X-rays) + ray Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Grenz||border}} German Grenz (“border”), {{m|en|ray}} ray Head templates: {{en-noun|head=grenz ray}} grenz ray (plural grenz rays)
  1. An ultrasoft X-ray used in treating various skin diseases. Wikipedia link: Grenz rays
    Sense id: en-grenz_ray-en-noun-eZNhI4Pt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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