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enhancement

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enhancement /en·hance·ment/ (en-hans´ment)
1. the act of augmenting or the state of being augmented.
2. immunologic enhancement; prolonged survival of tumor cells in animals immunized with antigens of the tumor because of “enhancing” or “facilitating” antibodies preventing an immune response against these antigens.

enhancement
immunologically speaking, ways of increasing the level of an immune response. Immunoenhancement.

tumor enhancement
successful establishment and prolongation of survival time of a transplanted tumor allograft, as a result of binding of specific antibody which acts to mask tumor specific antigens on the surface of the tumor cells.


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