photoreactivation
[ foh-toh-ree-ak-tuh-vey-shuh n ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ riˌæk təˈveɪ ʃən /
noun Biochemistry.
a process that repairs DNA damaged by ultraviolet light using an enzyme that requires visible light.
Origin of photoreactivation
1945–50;
photo- +
reactivation
Words nearby photoreactivation
photopsy,
photoptarmosis,
photoradiation,
photoradiation therapy,
photoreaction,
photoreactivation,
photorealism,
photoreception,
photoreceptor,
photoreceptor cell,
photorecon
Medical definitions for photoreactivation
photoreactivation
[ fō′tō-rē-ăk′tə-vā′shən ]
n.
The activation by light of something previously inactive or inactivated.