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idiosyncratic reactions

idiosyncratic reactions is the plural of idiosyncratic reaction.

Meaning of idiosyncratic reaction

Noun

idiosyncratic reaction (plural idiosyncratic reactions)

  1. (pharmacy) A reaction to a medication that is unusual and unpredictable, specific to a particular person. Unlike allergy, it can occur on first exposure to the medication; unlike a side effect, it affects only very few individuals.
    • The conclusion was that Mr Shakoor had experienced a rare and unpredictable idiosyncratic reaction to them.2001, Margaret Fordham, “The Standard of Care Applicable to Practitioners of Alternative Medicine: Shakoor v Situ”, in Singapore Journal of Legal Studies, page 4

Questions about idiosyncratic reactions

What is idiosyncratic reactions the plural of?
Idiosyncratic reactions is the plural of idiosyncratic reaction.

Words near idiosyncratic reactions in the dictionary

  1. idiosyncracy
  2. idiosyncrasies
  3. idiosyncrasy
  4. idiosyncratic
  5. idiosyncratic reaction
  6. idiosyncratic reactions
  7. idiosyncratical
  8. idiosyncratically
  9. idiosyncraticity
  10. idiot
  11. idiot board

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