ENHANCEMENT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does enhancement mean? 

• ENHANCEMENT (noun)
  The noun ENHANCEMENT has 1 sense:

1. an improvement that makes something more agreeable

  Familiarity information: ENHANCEMENT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENHANCEMENT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An improvement that makes something more agreeable

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

enhancement; sweetening

Hypernyms ("enhancement" is a kind of...):

improvement (the act of improving something)

Derivation:

enhance (make better or more attractive)

 Context examples 

This gene therapy may also result in IL-12-mediated inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and enhancement of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs).

(Interleukin-12 Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

The work of an informatics nurse can involve any and all aspects of information systems, including theory formulation, design, development, marketing, selection, testing, implementation, training, maintenance, evaluation, and enhancement.

(Informatics Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes DNA-binding protein Ikaros, plays a role in transcriptional enhancement.

(IKZF1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Increased expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens and adhesion molecules leads to enhancement of the recognition of host MHC and/or minor histocompatibility antigens by mature donor T cells.

(Graft-Versus-Host Disease Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

In vitro, it has been shown that monoclonal antibody-mediated masking of 4Ig-B7-H3 on neuroblastoma cells resulted in the enhancement of natural killer (NK)-mediated lysis of target cells.

(Iodine I 131 Monoclonal Antibody 8H9, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in the enhancement of translation.

(LIN28A Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

An injectable suspension of liposome-encapsuled microspheres containing the fluorocarbon gas perflutren for contrast enhancement in ultrasound procedures.

(Perflutren Lipid Microspheres, NCI Thesaurus)

Upon administration, monosialotetrahexosylganglioside, also called GM-1, is able to both prevent neurologic damage and induce regeneration of damaged neurons through neurotrophic repair mechanisms, enhancement of the production of neutrophins, and augmenting neurite outgrowth.

(Monosialotetrahexosylganglioside, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes mediator of RNA polymerase II transcription subunit 26 protein, is involved in transcriptional enhancement.

(MED26 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes DNA replication licensing factor MCM5 protein, plays a role in the enhancement of chromosomal replication.

(MCM5 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)