- cross-resistance
- cross-re·sis·tance (kros″re-zisґtəns) multidrug resistance; see under resistance.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cross-resistance
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cross-resistance — /kraws ri zis teuhns, kros /, n. Biol. 1. immunologic resistance to the pathogenic effects of a microorganism because of previous exposure to another species or type having cross reactive antigens. 2. resistance to the effects of a substance, as… … Useful english dictionary
cross-resistance — noun Date: 1946 tolerance (as of a virus) to a usually toxic substance (as an antibiotic) that is acquired not as a result of direct exposure but by exposure to a related substance … New Collegiate Dictionary
cross-re|sist|ant — «KRS rih ZIHS tuhnt, KROS », adjective. having or showing cross resistance to a drug … Useful english dictionary
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