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porfimer sodium

porfimer sodium noun: a photosensitizer used in photodynamic therapy and radiation therapy and for palliative treatment of certain lung carcinomata and obstructing esophageal cancer.

Noun

porfimer sodium (uncountable)

  1. A photosensitizer used in photodynamic therapy and radiation therapy and for palliative treatment of certain lung carcinomata and obstructing esophageal cancer.

Questions about porfimer sodium

What does porfimer sodium mean?
Porfimer sodium means a photosensitizer used in photodynamic therapy and radiation therapy and for palliative treatment of certain lung carcinomata and obstructing esophageal cancer.
What part of speech is porfimer sodium?
Porfimer sodium is a noun.

Words near porfimer sodium in the dictionary

  1. pores over
  2. porewater
  3. porewaters
  4. Poreč
  5. porfimer
  6. porfimer sodium
  7. porfimers
  8. Porfirian
  9. Porfiriato
  10. porfiromycin
  11. porgee

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