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(medicine, pathology) A side-effect of a therapeutic treatment, whereby the putative therapeutic agent, instead of alleviating the disease, enhances the pathology. Such as an antibody introduced or incited by the treatment binds to the disease agent, causing it to function better; such as antibodies binding to virus spike proteins and increasing its ability to infect cells.
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disease enhancement
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disease enhancement
Noun
(medicine,
pathology)
A
side-effect
of
a
therapeutic
treatment,
whereby
the
putative
therapeutic
agent,
instead
of
alleviating
the
disease,
enhances
the
pathology.
Such
as
an
antibody
introduced
or
incited
by
the
treatment
binds
to
the
disease
agent,
causing
it
to
function
better;
such
as
antibodies
binding
to
virus
spike
proteins
and
increasing
its
ability
to
infect
cells.
Japanese Meaning
治療を目的として投与された薬や治療法が、逆に病気の症状や病態を悪化させる現象。例えば、治療によって誘発された抗体がウイルスのスパイクタンパクに結合し、ウイルスの細胞感染能を高める場合などを指す。
Sense（1）
(medicine,
pathology)
A
side-effect
of
a
therapeutic
treatment,
whereby
the
putative
therapeutic
agent,
instead
of
alleviating
the
disease,
enhances
the
pathology.
Such
as
an
antibody
introduced
or
incited
by
the
treatment
binds
to
the
disease
agent,
causing
it
to
function
better;
such
as
antibodies
binding
to
virus
spike
proteins
and
increasing
its
ability
to
infect
cells.
（ plural ）
