potentiation

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P0480750 (pə-tĕn′shē-āt′)tr.v. po·ten·ti·at·ed, po·ten·ti·at·ing, po·ten·ti·ates To make (something, especially a drug or a metabolic or chemical reaction) effective or more effective.

[From Latin potentia, power; see potential.]

po·ten′ti·a′tion n.

potentiation

(pəˌtɛnʃɪˈeɪʃən) n (Medicine) the act of potentiating

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potentiation - (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneouslymedical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniquessynergism, synergy - the working together of two things (muscles or drugs for example) to produce an effect greater than the sum of their individual effects

Potentiation

an increase in the efficiency of the physiological mechanisms after a period of activity. Potentiation is widespread in nature, but its underlying mechanisms vary from case to case.

An important part in neural activity is played by postsynaptic potentiation, manifested by facilitated transmission of a signal across a synapse for many seconds or several minutes after a period of synaptic activity. Postsynaptic potentiation is based on the increased probability of a mediator’s quanta being released from presynaptic nerve endings and is believed to be one of the mechanisms involved in learning and memory.

Potentiation is also characteristic of muscular activity (contraction potentiation) and of the sensory organs (light and sound potentiation). Here it results from the slowly subsiding effects of afterdischarge.

potentiation

[po-ten″she-a´shun] enhancement of one agent by another so that the combined effect is greater than the sum of the effects of each one alone.

po·ten·ti·a·tion

(pō-ten'shē-ā'shŭn), Interaction between two or more drugs or agents resulting in a pharmacologic response greater than the sum of individual responses to each drug or agent.

potentiation

See Long-term potentiation.

po·ten·ti·a·tion

(pŏ-ten'shē-ā'shŭn) Interaction between two or more drugs or agents resulting in a pharmacologic response greater than the sum of individual responses to each drug or agent.

po·ten·ti·a·tion

(pŏ-ten'shē-ā'shŭn) Interaction between two or more drugs or agents resulting in a pharmacologic response greater than the sum of individual responses to each drug or agent.

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noun (medicine) the synergistic effect of two drugs given simultaneously

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