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Pronunciation: /potentiation*/

potentiation

Definition

In medicine, the effect of increasing the potency or effectiveness of a drug or other treatment.

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breastbone

choroid plexus

pelvic lymphadenectomy

PTCH1 gene

borderline breast disease

progestin

differentiation syndrome

betel quid with tobacco

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DR5-targeting tetrameric nanobody agonist TAS266

Lithotabs

Maldrin

4-nitroestrone 3-methyl ether

Havrix

autologous NY-ESO-1-specific CD8-positive T lymphocytes

tramadol hydrochloride

adenovirus 5/F35-human guanylyl cyclase C-PADRE

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reduced penetrance

tumor suppressor gene

point variant

genotyping

cosegregation

de novo variant

SNP

multigene test

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