cross-tolerance

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(krôs′tol′ər əns, kros′-)


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cross-tol•er•ance  (krôs′tol′ər əns, kros′-),USA pronunciation n. [Physiol.]
  1. Pathology, Physiologythe resistance to one or more effects of a substance because of tolerance to a pharmacologically similar substance:a cross-tolerance of some alcoholics to anesthetics.
  • 1920–25


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