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pho·to·che·mo·ther·a·py (fo″to-ke″mo-therґə-pe) 1. treatment by means of drugs (such as methoxsalen) that react to ultraviolet radiation or sunlight. 2. photodynamic therapy.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Photochemotherapy, psoralen — A type of therapy in which the patient is exposed first to psoralens (drugs containing chemicals that react with ultraviolet light to cause darkening of the skin) and then to ultraviolet A (UVA light). Psoralen photochemotherapy is also called… … Medical dictionary
photochemotherapy — n.; see photodynamic therapy, PUVA … The new mediacal dictionary
Psoralen photochemotherapy — A type of therapy in which the patient is exposed first to psoralens (drugs containing chemicals that react with ultraviolet light to cause darkening of the skin) and then to ultraviolet A (UVA light). Psoralen photochemotherapy is also called… … Medical dictionary
Фотохемотерапия (Photochemotherapy) — см. PUVA. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
Фотохемотерапия (Puva, Photochemotherapy) — псорален + ультрафиолет А: сочетание светочувствительного лекарственного вещества псоралена (psoralen) с облучением пораженных участков ультрафиолетовыми лучами большой длины волны (315 400 нм). Данный метод применяется с древних времен в… … Медицинские термины
PUVA — photochemotherapy psoralen + ultraviolet A: the combination of a psoralen (a light sensitive drug) and exposure to long wave (315–400 nm) ultraviolet light (UVA). It was used in the East in ancient times, with natural sunlight as the light source … The new mediacal dictionary
Ultraviolet — UV redirects here. For other uses, see UV (disambiguation). UVB redirects here. For the mysterious shortwave radio station in Russia, see UVB 76. For other uses, see Ultraviolet (disambiguation). False color image of the Sun s corona as seen in… … Wikipedia
Mindfulness (psychology) — Modern clinical psychology and psychiatry since the 1970s have developed a number of therapeutic applications based on the concept of mindfulness (Pali sati or Sanskrit smṛti / स्मृति) in Buddhist meditation. Contents 1 Definitions 2 Historical… … Wikipedia
Photodynamic therapy — Treatment that destroys cancer cells with lasers and drugs that become active when exposed to light. * * * (PDT, photoradiation therapy, phototherapy, photochemotherapy) a treatment for some types of superficial cancers. A photosensitizing agent… … Medical dictionary
PUVA — stands for psoralen and ultraviolet A (UVA) therapy in which the patient is exposed first to psoralens (drugs containing chemicals that react with ultraviolet light to cause darkening of the skin) and then to UVA light. PUVA is, for instance,… … Medical dictionary
