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Photosensitizer

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-006643

A 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 photosensitizing agent.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-006643
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsphotosensitizing agent
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-006643",
  "term": "Photosensitizer",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A 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 photosensitizing agent.",
  "synonyms": [
    "photosensitizing agent"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/photosensitizer/"
}

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