radiosensitizationn.
/ˌreɪdɪəʊˌsɛnsᵻtʌɪˈzeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌreɪdioʊˌsɛnsədəˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/, /ˌreɪdioʊˌsɛnsəˌtaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ The production or condition of (increased) radiosensitivity.
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sensibilization1855
sensitization1904
presensitization1935
radiosensitization1951
1951 Jrnl. Chem. Educ. 28 414/2 Radiosensitization may be significant in radiation chemistry.
1976 Radiology 119 221 This..would ostensibly lead to some degree of tumor reoxygenation (‘radiosensitization’) as well as direct chemotherapeutic effects.
1991 Lancet 19 Oct. 1013/2 An alternative explanation for radiosensitisation of AIDS patients.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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