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ENHANCED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Increased or intensified in value or beauty or quality
Example:
careful cleaning was responsible for the enhanced value of the painting
Classified under:
Similar:
increased (made greater in size or amount or degree)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb enhance
Context examples:
The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Compared to conventional antibodies, deletion of fucose molecules on the antibody backbone, as is done in MDX-1401, may result in an increased affinity for Fc receptors and an enhanced antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC).
(Anti-CD30 Monoclonal Antibody MDX-1401, NCI Thesaurus)
Specifies whether the entity is enhanced by the use of a contrast agent.
(Contrast Agent Enhancement Indicator, NCI Thesaurus)
ETS has an enhanced hyperemic response compared to other perfusion agents.
(Copper Cu 62 Ethylglyoxal Bis(thiosemicarbazone), NCI Thesaurus)
Administration of ganciclovir following PA-1 STK transfection results in enhanced cytotoxicity of the transfected tumor cells.
(PA-1-STK Ovarian Carcinoma Vaccine, NCI Thesaurus)
Altogether, this may result in greater intracellular concentration of paclitaxel, and enhanced cytotoxicity against tumor cells, when compared to the administration of paclitaxel alone.
(Oraxol, NCI Thesaurus)
Compared to paclitaxel alone, pegylated paclitaxel has an enhanced water solubility leading to an increase in bioavailability, and decreases its toxicity profile.
(Pegylated Paclitaxel, NCI Thesaurus)
Reflex tachycardia may occur and may be enhanced by blockade of alpha-2 receptors which enhances norepinephrine release.
(Phenoxybenzamine, NCI Thesaurus)
I saw few human beings besides them, and if any other happened to enter the cottage, their harsh manners and rude gait only enhanced to me the superior accomplishments of my friends.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
The modified mRNAs in this vaccine are taken up by cells after injection and exhibit enhanced translational potency.
(Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer mRNA-Derived Vaccine CV9201, NCI Thesaurus)
