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Drug SynergismAudio (En español)

Also known as: Synergism, Synergy

An interaction between two or more drugs that causes the total effect of the drugs to be greater than the sum of the individual effects of each drug. A synergistic effect can be beneficial or harmful.

See Related Term(s):  Drug Antagonism