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Photodynamic therapy
Pronunciation
Definition 1
Treatment with drugs that become active when exposed to light. These activated drugs may kill cancer cells. (NCI Dictionary)
Definition 2
Use of light activated drugs (photosensitizing agents) to kill cancer cells. (NCI Thesaurus)
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