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photopheresis

photopheresis noun: a form of apheresis and photodynamic therapy in which blood is treated with photoactivable drugs which are then activated with ultraviolet light.

Noun

photopheresis (uncountable)

  1. A form of apheresis and photodynamic therapy in which blood is treated with photoactivable drugs which are then activated with ultraviolet light.

Origin of photopheresis

From photo- + apheresis.

Questions about photopheresis

What does photopheresis mean?
Photopheresis means a form of apheresis and photodynamic therapy in which blood is treated with photoactivable drugs which are then activated with ultraviolet light.
What part of speech is photopheresis?
Photopheresis is a noun.

Words near photopheresis in the dictionary

  1. photopharmacological
  2. photopharmacology
  3. photophase
  4. photophases
  5. photophasic
  6. photopheresis
  7. photophil
  8. photophile
  9. photophiles
  10. photophilia
  11. photophilic

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