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multidrug resistance

multidrug resistance

 
pronunciation:
muhl ti druhg ri zI tsns
part of speech: noun
definition: the reduction in effectiveness of more than one drug in curing an infectious disease or cancer. Drug resistance typically develops when pathogenic cells or cancerous cells evolve the ability to tolerate drugs used to kill them.