photochemotherapy

noun

Chemotherapy with the use of a photosensitizing agent and exposure to light.

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photodynamic therapyPDT
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Meanings

nounphotochemotherapy (plural photochemotherapies)

plural photochemotherapies

  1. medicineChemotherapy with the use of a photosensitizing agent and exposure to light.

    Synonyms: photodynamic therapy, PDT

Synonyms & antonyms

nounChemotherapy with the use of a photosensitizing agent and exposure to light.

Similar
photodynamic therapyPDT
Also see
photodynamic therapy

Origin

From photo- + chemotherapy.

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APA

photochemotherapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photochemotherapy

MLA

“photochemotherapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photochemotherapy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photochemotherapy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photochemotherapy.

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