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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zēngqiáng zuòyòng
"观察到了药物的增强作用。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The enhancement or increase in potency of a physiological, biochemical, or pharmacological drug effect by another agent.
"The combination of the two drugs resulted in a significant potentiation of their therapeutic effects." - 2
In neuroscience, the strengthening of nerve synapses based on recent patterns of activity, such as long-term potentiation.
"Long-term potentiation in the hippocampus is widely considered one of the major cellular mechanisms underlying learning and memory."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the modern Latin 'potentia' meaning power or might, combined with the English suffix '-ation' denoting action or state. The term emerged in the late 19th century within scientific contexts, particularly pharmacology and neurophysiology, to describe the enhancement of one agent's effect by another.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Potentiation" is said worldwide
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potentialisation
Transliteration: pɔ.tɑ̃.sja.sjɔ̃
"La potentialisation de l'effet pharmacologique a été observée."
Potenzierung
Transliteration: po.tɛnˈtsiː.ʁʊŋ
"Die Potenzierung der Wirkung trat schnell ein."
potenziazione
Transliteration: po.tɛn.tsjaˈt͡sjo.ne
"Si è verificata una forte potenziazione dell'effetto farmacologico."
potenciación
Transliteration: po.ten.sjaˈsjon
"La potenciación mutua de los fármacos mejoró el tratamiento."
potenciação
Transliteration: po.tẽ.sjɐˈsɐ̃w
"A potenciação sináptica é essencial para a memória."
सक्षमीकरण
Transliteration: sakshamikaran
"दवाओं के प्रभाव का सक्षमीकरण देखा गया।"
增强作用
Transliteration: zēngqiáng zuòyòng
"观察到了药物的增强作用。"
증강
Transliteration: jeung-gang
"약물 간의 상호 증강 작용이 나타났다."
増強
Transliteration: zōkyō
"シナプス可塑性における長期増強が確認された。"
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