Photodynamic

Photodynamic
Photodynamics Pho`to*dy*nam"ics, n. [Photo- + dynamics.] (Plant Physiol.) The relation of light to the movements of plants and their organs; the study of the phenomena of curvatures induced by the stimulus of light. -- {Pho`to*dy*nam"ic}, {Pho`to*dy*nam"ic*al}, a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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  • Photodynamic therapy — Treatment that destroys cancer cells with lasers and drugs that become active when exposed to light. * * * (PDT, photoradiation therapy, phototherapy, photochemotherapy) a treatment for some types of superficial cancers. A photosensitizing agent… …   Medical dictionary

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  • photodynamic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1909 of, relating to, or having the property of intensifying or inducing a toxic reaction to light (as in the destruction of cancer cells stained with a light sensitive dye) in a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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