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- photosensitive [fōt΄ō sen′sə tiv]adj.reacting or sensitive to radiant energy, esp. to lightphotosensitivityn.
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photosensitive — adjective sensitive to the action of light, for example by changing colour or form: photosensitive paper … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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Photosensitive drug reaction — Classification and external resources eMedicine article/1049648 Photosensitive drug reaction (or drug induced photosensitivity) secondary to medications may cause phototoxic, photoallergic, and lichenoid reactions, and photodistributed… … Wikipedia
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