Medical Dictionary
Main Entry:
por·fi·mer sodium Pronunciation:
'por-f&-m&r- Function:
noun : a photosensitizing mixture of porphyrin oligomers that isadministered by intravenous injection to induce photosensitivity in tumor cells (as of esophageal carcinoma) before subjecting them to laser light in photodynamic therapy —see
PHOTOFRIN
