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cross-tol•er•ance



Pronunciation: (krôs'tol'ur-uns, kros'-), [key]
n. Physiol.
the 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.

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