Medical term:
synergy
synergy
[sin´er-je]1. correlated action or cooperation by two or more structures or drugs.
2. in neurology, the faculty by which movements are properly grouped for the performance of acts requiring special adjustments. adj., adj synerget´ic, syner´gic, synergis´tic.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
syn·er·gism
(sin'ĕr-jizm),Coordinated or correlated action of two or more structures, agents, or physiologic processes so that the combined action is greater than the sum of each acting separately. Compare: antagonism.
Synonym(s): synergia, synergistic effect, synergy
[G. synergia, fr. syn, together, + ergon, work]
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synergy
(sĭn′ər-jē)n. pl. syner·gies
1. The interaction of two or more agents or forces so that their combined effect is greater than the sum of their individual effects.
2. Cooperative interaction among groups, especially among the acquired subsidiaries or merged parts of a corporation, that creates an enhanced combined effect.
3. An instance of either such interaction.
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synergy
Alternative healthA general term for any eclectic health system that combines breathing and energy techniques, hypnosis, imagery and visualisation, and neurolinguistic programming.
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syn·er·gism
(sin'ĕr-jizm)Coordinated or correlated action of two or more structures, agents, or physiologic processes so that the combined action is greater than the sum of each acting separately.
Compare: antagonism
Synonym(s): synergy.
Compare: antagonism
Synonym(s): synergy.
[G. synergia, fr. syn, together, + ergon, work]
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
synergy
the joint action of two agents, often producing an effect greater than if the two acted separately.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
syn·er·gism
(sin'ĕr-jizm)Coordinated or correlated action of two or more structures, agents, or physiologic processes so that combined action is greater than sum of each acting separately.
Synonym(s): synergy.
Synonym(s): synergy.
[G. synergia, fr. syn, together, + ergon, work]
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