"potentiation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: potentiations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} potentiation (countable and uncountable, plural potentiations)
  1. (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Medicine Synonyms: synergy, synergism, potentation Derived forms: depotentiation, immunopotentiation, long-term potentiation, zoopotentiation Related terms: potentiate, potentiative Translations (the action of a substance): potentiation (French), potenciación (Spanish), potansiyasyon (Turkish)

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