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cross-tolerance

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cross-tolerance /cross-tol·er·ance/ (kros´tol-er-ans) extension of the tolerance for a substance to others of the same class, even those to which the body has not been exposed previously.
cross-tolerance,
a tolerance to other drugs that develops after exposure to a different agent. An example is the cross-tolerance that develops between alcohol and barbiturates.

cross-tolerance [kros´tol-er-ans]
extension of the tolerance for a substance to others of the same class, even those to which the body has not been exposed previously.

cross-tolerance,


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