potentiation
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9.3
- noun
- /pəˌtɛnʃiˈeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- long-term potentiation
- endogenous potentiation
Examples
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So it's more of a, a potentiation strategy and much less of a control strategy.
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Long-term potentiations that would normally require months or years took shape within a few hours.
Fiction book (2002) -
We get regrowth of synaptic connections, we get potentiation of synaptic function.
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If you're interested, you can read about neuroplasticity, Hebbian synapses, and long-term potentiation.
Blog text (12) -
One key mechanism for storing spatial memories in the hippocampus is long-term potentiation (LTP), a sustained increase in synaptic strength (Bliss and Lomo, 1973).
Academic text (2017) -
The doctor explained that potentiation occurs when two medications work together to enhance their effects.
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By combining the two drugs, the researchers observed a potentiation that significantly improved patient outcomes.
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In pharmacology, potentiation describes how one drug can elevate the effectiveness of another, leading to better therapeutic results.
Antonyms
How Strong
- Specialized
22
6.6
- Specialized
1
9.3
14
6.1
76
4.2
308
3.5
Surface Forms
Morphology
potentiation = potentiate (semi-transparent) = potent + iate + ion
The verb 'potentiate' (to make more potent) is a regular derivation from 'potent', and forming the noun with '-ion' yields the expected meaning 'the act or result of making more potent'.
Etymology
Potentiation comes from the Latin potentia, which means 'power' and is the same root as potent and potential. So, potentiation is when one thing makes another more powerful, for example when one drug makes another drug work much more strongly.