The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
photodynamic — [fōt΄ō dī nam′ik] adj. of or pertaining to the energy of light; esp., designating a fluorescent substance * * * pho·to·dy·nam·ic (fō tō dī nămʹĭk) adj. 1. Of or relating to the energy of light. 2. Enhancing the effects of or inducing a toxic… … Universalium
photodynamic — [fōt΄ō dī nam′ik] adj. of or pertaining to the energy of light; esp., designating a fluorescent substance … English World dictionary
photodynamic — Relating to the energy or force exerted by light. [photo + G. dynamis, force] * * * pho·to·dy·nam·ic dī nam ik adj of, relating to, or having the property of intensifying or inducing a toxic reaction to light (as the destruction of cancer cells… … Medical dictionary
Photodynamic therapy — (PDT), matured as a feasible medical technology in the 1980s at several institutions throughout the world, is a third level Clarifyme|date=September 2008 treatment for cancer involving three key components: a photosensitizer, light, and tissue… … Wikipedia
PhotoDynamic Therapy — La Photo Dynamic Therapy est utilisée grâce a l inoculation de noyaux porphyrines dans la tumeur et un rayonnement ciblé sur ces noyaux permet la destruction de la tumeur. En effet les certaines porphyrines ont tendance à se concentrer dans les… … Wikipédia en Français
PhotoDynamic Thérapy — PhotoDynamic Therapy La Photo Dynamic Therapy est utilisée grâce a l inoculation de noyaux porphyrines dans la tumeur et un rayonnement ciblé sur ces noyaux permet la destruction de la tumeur. En effet les certaines porphyrines ont tendance à se… … Wikipédia en Français
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
photodynamic therapy — PDT; = photoradiation therapy; = phototherapy; = photochemotherapy 1) a treatment for some types of superficial cancers. A light sensitive agent is injected into the bloodstream and remains in cancer cells for a longer time than in normal cells.… … The new mediacal dictionary
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
photodynamic — adjective a) of, relating to, or caused by the energy or momentum of light or other electromagnetic radiations b) of, or relating to photodynamics … Wiktionary
