cross-resistance (English, noun)
expansion: cross-resistance (countable and uncountable, plural cross-resistances)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
toxicology
glosses: The tolerance to a usually toxic substance stimulated by former exposure to a structurally similar substance.
tags: countable
uncountable
topics: immunology
medicine
sciences
glosses: The tolerance to the pathogenic effects of a microorganism stimulated by former exposure to a similar infectious agent.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: cross-resistances
tags: plural
form: crossresistance
tags: alternative
form: cross resistance
tags: alternative