SPF
Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007905
A scale for rating the level of sunburn protection in sunscreen products. The higher the SPF, the more sunburn protection it gives. Sunscreens with a value of 2 through 11 give minimal protection against sunburns. Sunscreens with a value of 12 through 29 give moderate protection. SPFs of 30 or higher give high protection against sunburn. Also called sun protection factor.
| Identifier | MLC-T-ONC-007905 |
|---|---|
| Field | Oncology and biomedicine |
| Expansions | sun protection factor |
| References | NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
Record as JSON
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"term": "SPF",
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"definition": "A scale for rating the level of sunburn protection in sunscreen products. The higher the SPF, the more sunburn protection it gives. Sunscreens with a value of 2 through 11 give minimal protection against sunburns. Sunscreens with a value of 12 through 29 give moderate protection. SPFs of 30 or higher give high protection against sunburn. Also called sun protection factor.",
"expansions": [
"sun protection factor"
],
"references": [
"NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
],
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/spf/"
}
Record 15,238 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.