enhancement

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   an improvement that makes something more agreeable

   My new phone has some cool enhancements.

2. 2
   noun

   An improvement or supplement that tends to increase a sense of esteem.

   The original product, with its simplistic design, has undergone many enhancements over the years.

3. 3
   noun

   The degree to which the image of a scan stands out as a bright area.

   The enhancement characteristics of a PNET on CT may also have prognostic value, as lesions that hypoenhance on CT scan tend to have worse overall survival than lesions that are isoenhancing or hyperenhancing (5-year survival 54% vs 89% vs 93%).

From enhance + -ment.

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