Definition of Photodynamic therapy

1. Noun. (medicine) A treatment for some forms of cancer and some skin disorders, involving the use of photosensitive chemicals, and controlled and directed laser beams. ¹

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Medical Definition of Photodynamic therapy

1. Cancer treatment that uses the interaction between laser light and a substance that makes cells more sensitive to light. When light is applied to cells that have been treated with this substance, a chemical reaction occurs and destroys cancer cells. (31 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Photodynamic Therapy

photodope
photodosimetry
photodraft
photodrafts
photodrama
photodramas
photodrome
photodromes
photodromy
photoduplicate
photoduplicated
photoduplicates
photodynamic
photodynamic radiation therapy
photodynamic sensitization
photodynamic therapy (current term)
photodynamically
photodynamics
photodynesis
photodynia
photodysphoria
photoecology
photoed
photoelastic
photoelasticity
photoelectret
photoelectrets
photoelectric
photoelectric absorption
photoelectric cell

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