HyperDic: potentiation

English > 1 sense of the word potentiation:
NOUNprocesspotentiation(medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously
English > potentiation: 1 sense > noun 1, process
Meaning(medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously.
Categorymedicine, medical specialtyThe branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
Broadersynergy, synergismThe working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects
Spanishpotenciación
Verbspotentiateincrease the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon)

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