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cross–resistance
noun cross–re·sis·tance \ˌkrȯs-ri-ˈzis-tən(t)s\
Definition of CROSS-RESISTANCE
: tolerance (as of a virus) to a usually toxic substance (as an antibiotic) that is acquired not as a result of direct exposure but by exposure to a related substance
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First Known Use of CROSS-RESISTANCE
1946
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