Definition of photodynamic in English:
photodynamic
adjective ˌfəʊtəʊdʌɪˈnamɪkˌfoʊdoʊdaɪˈnæmɪk
Medicine Denoting treatment for cancer involving the injection of a cytotoxic compound which is relatively inactive until activated by a laser beam after collecting in the tumour.
patients are being treated with photodynamic therapy
Example sentencesExamples
- Other options include endoscopic ablation with thermal or photodynamic therapy.
- It is suitable for a number of medical applications including photodynamic therapy for cancer treatments, ophthalmology, and dermatology.
- New treatments such as photodynamic therapy and macular surgery may limit the extent of visual loss and in a few cases even restore sight.
- The efficacy of photodynamic treatment may be increased by adjuvant treatments.
- He also did original work in photodynamic therapy for bladder cancers.
Definition of photodynamic in US English:
photodynamic
adjectiveˌfoʊdoʊdaɪˈnæmɪkˌfōdōdīˈnamik
Medicine Denoting treatment for cancer involving the injection of a cytotoxic compound which is relatively inactive until activated by a laser beam after collecting in the tumor.
patients are being treated with photodynamic therapy
Example sentencesExamples
- Other options include endoscopic ablation with thermal or photodynamic therapy.
- New treatments such as photodynamic therapy and macular surgery may limit the extent of visual loss and in a few cases even restore sight.
- He also did original work in photodynamic therapy for bladder cancers.
- It is suitable for a number of medical applications including photodynamic therapy for cancer treatments, ophthalmology, and dermatology.
- The efficacy of photodynamic treatment may be increased by adjuvant treatments.