A synergistic effect means that the combined effect of exposure to two agents (e.g. tobacco smoke and sunlight) is greater than the sum of the individual effects of each exposure. For example, skin damage due to both tobacco smoke and UV radiation is greater than skin damage due to tobacco smoke alone added to skin damage due to UV radiation alone.
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