- photosensitizer
- pho·to·sensitizer
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photosensitizer
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Photosensitizer — In pharmacology, a photosensitizer is a drug, food, or other chemical that increases photosensitivity of the organism. This may be an adverse effect of many drugs, or a desired effect in photodynamic therapy of tumors.In photochemistry, a… … Wikipedia
photosensitizer — fotojautriklis statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. photosensitizer vok. lichtoptischer Sensibilisator, m rus. оптический сенсибилизатор, m pranc. sensibilisateur optique, m … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas
photosensitizer — fotosensibilizatorius statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiaga, padidinanti kitų medžiagų jautrumą šviesai. atitikmenys: angl. photosensitizer rus. фотосенсибилизатор … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
photosensitizer — noun see photosensitize … New Collegiate Dictionary
photosensitizer — See photosensitize. * * * … Universalium
photosensitizer — noun A molecular or atomic species that initiates a photochemical reaction … Wiktionary
photosensitizer — pho·to·sen·si·ti·zer (fo″to senґsĭ ti″zər) an agent that causes photosensitization … Medical dictionary
photosensitizer — A drug used in photodynamic therapy. When absorbed by cancer cells and exposed to light, the drug becomes active and kills the cancer cells. Also called photosensitizing agent … English dictionary of cancer terms
photosensitizer — “+ noun : a substance (as a dye) capable of sensitizing a material (as photographic film or paper) to rays to which it is not normally sensitive … Useful english dictionary
Photodynamic therapy — (PDT), matured as a feasible medical technology in the 1980s at several institutions throughout the world, is a third level Clarifyme|date=September 2008 treatment for cancer involving three key components: a photosensitizer, light, and tissue… … Wikipedia
