amplification

amplification definition - medical

am·pli·fi·ca·tion (ămˌplə-fĭ-kāˈshən)

noun
  1. The process of increasing the magnitude of a variable quantity, especially the magnitude of voltage, power, or current, without altering any other quality.
  2. The result of such a process.
  3. The process by which genes or DNA sequences are copied in an organism or in the laboratory.

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