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photosensitive
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photosensitive

A material that changes when exposed to light. See photoelectric.


photosensitive
sensitive to electromagnetic radiation, esp light

photosensitive [¦fōd·ō′sen·səd·iv]
(electronics)


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Physicians on the Epilepsy Foundation's Task Force on Photosensitivity state that those most susceptible to visually induced seizures are children and young adults 7 to 19 years old.
Among the adverse effects are arthropathy and chondrotoxicity, Achilles tendon rupture in the elderly, photosensitivity, and QTc prolongation.
There was a case of doxycycline-associated photosensitivity in a woman who did not apply sunscreen.
 
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