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Ultraviolet rays; used to detect fluorescent materials in the skin and hair in certain disease states such as tinea capitis. The terms Wood\u2019s light and Wood\u2019s lamp have become synonymous with Wood\u2019s rays, even though these are misnomers.<\/p>\n

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