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synergism

noun syn·er·gism \ˈsin-ər-ˌjiz-əm\

Medical Definition of SYNERGISM

:  interaction of discrete agents (as drugs) such that the total effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects—called also synergy; compare antagonism b

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