cross-resistance
See also: crossresistance and cross resistance
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cross- + resistance
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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.