Photosensitizer

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Photosensitizer
TermPhotosensitizer
Short definitionphotosensitizer - (pronounced) (FOH-toh-SEN-sih-ty-zing AY-jent) drug used in photodynamic therapy. When absorbed by cancer cells and exposed to light, the drug becomes active and kills the cancer cells. 
TypeCancer terms
SpecialtyOncology
LanguageEnglish
SourceNCI
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photosensitizer - (pronounced) (FOH-toh-SEN-sih-ty-zing AY-jent) 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 a photosensitizer

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