Resistance
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
the degree of unresponsiveness of a disease-causing microorganism to antibiotics or other drugs (as in penicillin-resistant bacteria)
polysemous
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- electric resistanceelectrical resistanceimmunityimpedanceohmic resistanceoppositionresistivityresistorunderground
- plural
- Resistances
- possessive
- Resistance's
- pluralpossessive
- Resistances'