cross-resistance
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See also: crossresistance and cross resistance
English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
cross- + resistance
Noun[edit]
cross-resistance (countable and uncountable, plural cross-resistances)
- (pharmacology, toxicology) The tolerance to a usually toxic substance stimulated by former exposure to a structurally similar substance.
- Cross-resistance between antibiotics of the same class can occur frequently.
- (immunology) The tolerance to the pathogenic effects of a microorganism stimulated by former exposure to a similar infectious agent.