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Cross-resistance — is the tolerance to a usually toxic substance as a result of exposure to a similarly acting substance. It is a phenomenon affecting e.g. pesticides and antibiotics. As an example rifabutin and rifampin cross react in the treatment of tuberculosis … Wikipedia
cross-resistance — cross′ resist′ance n. 1) imu immunologic resistance to the pathogenic effects of a microorganism due to previous exposure to another species or type having cross reactive antigens 2) imu (of an insect, bacterium, etc.) resistance to the effects… … From formal English to slang
cross-resistance — cross re·sis·tance (kros″re zisґtəns) multidrug resistance; see under resistance … Medical dictionary
cross-resistance — /kraws ri zis teuhns, kros /, n. Biol. 1. immunologic resistance to the pathogenic effects of a microorganism because of previous exposure to another species or type having cross reactive antigens. 2. resistance to the effects of a substance, as… … Useful english dictionary
cross-resistance — noun Date: 1946 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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
cross-re|sist|ant — «KRS rih ZIHS tuhnt, KROS », adjective. having or showing cross resistance to a drug … Useful english dictionary
Cross-cultural communication — (also frequently referred to as intercultural communication, which is also used in a different sense, though) is a field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate, in similar and different ways among… … Wikipedia
Cross of Merit (Netherlands) — Cross of Merit A Cross of Merit. There are several issues and types of this decoration. Awarded by … Wikipedia
Resistance during World War II — occurred in every occupied country by a variety of means, ranging from non cooperation, disinformation and propaganda to hiding crashed pilots and even to outright warfare and the recapturing of towns. Resistance movements are sometimes also… … Wikipedia
Cross-cultural — may refer to cross cultural studies, a comparative tendency in various fields of cultural analysis cross cultural communication, a field of study that looks at how people from differing cultural backgrounds communicate any of various forms of… … Wikipedia
