cross-tolerance
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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
/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
(krôs′tŏl′ər-əns, krŏs′-)n.
Tolerance or resistance to an effect or effects of a compound as a result of tolerance previously developed to a pharmacologically similar compound.
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-tol·er·ance
(kraws tol'ĕr-ăns)The resistance to one or more effects of a compound as a result of tolerance developed to a pharmacologically similar compound.
cross-tol·er·ance
(kraws tol'ĕr-ăns)Resistance to one or several effects of a compound as a result of tolerance developed to a pharmacologically similar compound.
cross-tolerance,
n See tolerance, cross-.