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photosensitizer
pho·to·sen·si·tize P0267600 (fō′tō-sĕn′sĭ-tīz′)tr.v. pho·to·sen·si·tized, pho·to·sen·si·tiz·ing, pho·to·sen·si·tiz·es To make (an organism, a cell, or a substance) photosensitive.
pho′to·sen′si·tiz′er n.photosensitizer (ˌfəʊtəʊˈsɛnsɪˌtaɪzə) or photosensitisern (Pharmacology) pharmacol US a drug, food, or other chemical that increases sensitivity to light and other visible photonsTranslations
photosensitizer
photosensitizer[¦fōd·ō′sen·sə‚tīz·ər] (physical chemistry) A light-absorbing substance that initiates a photochemical or photophysical reaction in another substance (molecule), and is not consumed in the reaction. photosensitizer
photosensitizer Oncology A substance that sensitizes an organism, cell, or tissue to light; an agent used in photodynamic therapy which, when absorbed by CA cells and exposed to light, is activated, killing cancer cells. See Photodynamic therapy. photosensitizer (fō″tō-sĕn′sĭ-tī″zĕr) A substance that, in combination with light, will cause a sensitivity reaction in the substance or organism. |