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sonosensitizer en · NOUN

Etymology

From sono- + sensitizer.

Meanings

  1. Anything that sensitizes something to the effects of sound, but especially to sonodynamic therapy
    • Among diverse chemical agents applied in SDT, hematoporphyrin monomethyl ether (HMME) is particular popular as a sonosensitizer due to its optimal optical properties and satisfactory preferential retention in tissue [11 ]. 2015 September 15, “Apoptosis-Promoting Effects of Hematoporphyrin Monomethyl Ether-Sonodynamic Therapy (HMME-SDT) on Endometrial Cancer”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

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