potentiationn.

Brit.

/pəˌtɛnʃɪˈeɪʃn/, U.S.

/pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: see potentiate v. and -ion suffix¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: potentiate v., -ion suffix¹.

Etymology: < potentiate v. + -ion suffix¹. With spec. use in pharmacology compare German Potenzierung (1913 or earlier).

Now chiefly Pharmacology and Biology.

The action of potentiating; an instance of this; synergistic interaction between drugs or other agents; augmentation or enhancement (of biological activity).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > rendering capable

enablinga1586

enablement1605

habilitation1625

abilitation1647

capacitatinga1652

potentiation1818

capacitation1839

potentiating1963

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > [noun] > effects of medicines or drugs > combined effect

synergism1904

potentiation1914

synergy1917

potentiating1963

1818 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (1973) III. 4418 The repetition..is not a mere repetition but a potenziation of the term.

1840 J. H. Green Vital Dynamics 31 That potentiation of living existence, which we name animated.

1847 J. H. Green Mental Dynamics 10 This individuality..which consists in a higher potentiation and happier combination of the human powers.

1914 J. T. Halsey tr. H. H. Meyer & R. Gottlieb Pharmacol. xviii. 576 Honigmann's experiments with mixed narcosis with ether and chloroform or ether and alcohol apparently indicate a potentiation.

1936 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 34 509/1 The intelligent and safe use of local anesthetics requires a thorough knowledge of their pharmacological actions, the potentiation of these actions, their toxicity, and the prevention and control of toxic reactions.

1941 Cancer Res. 1 107/2 The ‘potentiation’ seen in the simultaneous action of tumor-producing virus and other carcinogenic influence.

1974 V. B. Mountcastle et al. Med. Physiol. (ed. 13) I. vi. 205/1 The effect can be demonstrated only after repetitive activity, and Lloyd called the effect ‘posttetanic potentiation’.

1991 Jrnl. Clin. Investig. 87 787 We conclude that M. pulmonis infections of the airway mucosa cause a potent, long-lasting potentiation of neurogenic inflammation.

2000 New Scientist 15 Jan. 84/1 (advt.) Potentiation of thymidylate synthase inhibition by tumour-specific thymidine depletion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	potentiation
释义	potentiationn. Brit. /pəˌtɛnʃɪˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: see potentiate v. and -ion suffix¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: potentiate v., -ion suffix¹. Etymology: < potentiate v. + -ion suffix¹. With spec. use in pharmacology compare German Potenzierung (1913 or earlier). Now chiefly Pharmacology and Biology. The action of potentiating; an instance of this; synergistic interaction between drugs or other agents; augmentation or enhancement (of biological activity). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > [noun] > rendering capable enablinga1586 enablement1605 habilitation1625 abilitation1647 capacitatinga1652 potentiation1818 capacitation1839 potentiating1963 the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > treatment by medicine or drug > [noun] > effects of medicines or drugs > combined effect synergism1904 potentiation1914 synergy1917 potentiating1963 1818 S. T. Coleridge Notebks. (1973) III. 4418 The repetition..is not a mere repetition but a potenziation of the term. 1840 J. H. Green Vital Dynamics 31 That potentiation of living existence, which we name animated. 1847 J. H. Green Mental Dynamics 10 This individuality..which consists in a higher potentiation and happier combination of the human powers. 1914 J. T. Halsey tr. H. H. Meyer & R. Gottlieb Pharmacol. xviii. 576 Honigmann's experiments with mixed narcosis with ether and chloroform or ether and alcohol apparently indicate a potentiation. 1936 Amer. Jrnl. Surg. 34 509/1 The intelligent and safe use of local anesthetics requires a thorough knowledge of their pharmacological actions, the potentiation of these actions, their toxicity, and the prevention and control of toxic reactions. 1941 Cancer Res. 1 107/2 The ‘potentiation’ seen in the simultaneous action of tumor-producing virus and other carcinogenic influence. 1974 V. B. Mountcastle et al. Med. Physiol. (ed. 13) I. vi. 205/1 The effect can be demonstrated only after repetitive activity, and Lloyd called the effect ‘posttetanic potentiation’. 1991 Jrnl. Clin. Investig. 87 787 We conclude that M. pulmonis infections of the airway mucosa cause a potent, long-lasting potentiation of neurogenic inflammation. 2000 New Scientist 15 Jan. 84/1 (advt.) Potentiation of thymidylate synthase inhibition by tumour-specific thymidine depletion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1818
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