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photosensitize (iou) and incontinence of urine (medicine)


photosensitize (iou)



photosensitize verb trans. Also photosensitise. E20.
[from PHOTO- + SENSITIZE.]
Chemistry. Of a substance: initiate (a chemical change) by absorbing light energy and transferring it to a reactant. E20.
Make photosensitive. M20.
,photosensiti'zation noun E20.
photosensitizer noun (a) a substance capable of photosensitizing a reaction; (b) a photodynamic substance: E20.

incontinence of urine (medicine)


incontinence of urine


Inability to hold urine in the bladder. This is due to failure of voluntary control over the urinary sphincters resulting in involuntary passage of urine (wetting).