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polyresistant

polyresistant adjective: resistant to multiple substances, especially pharmaceuticals or disinfectants.

Adjective

polyresistant (comparative more polyresistant, superlative most polyresistant)

  1. Resistant to multiple substances, especially pharmaceuticals or disinfectants.
    • Lew et al found that the cumulative incidence of ADR increased from 0.8% (95% CI 0.5 to 1%) in baseline pan-susceptible cases to 6% (95% CI 4 to 8%) in baseline monoresistant cases and 14% (95% CI 9 to 20%) in baseline polyresistant cases.2015 September 26, “Risk Factors for Acquired Rifamycin and Isoniazid Resistance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of polyresistant

comparativemore polyresistant
superlativemost polyresistant

Origin of polyresistant

From poly- + resistant.

Questions about polyresistant

What does polyresistant mean?
Polyresistant means resistant to multiple substances, especially pharmaceuticals or disinfectants.
What part of speech is polyresistant?
Polyresistant is an adjective.

Words near polyresistant in the dictionary

  1. polyrepo
  2. polyrepos
  3. polyresin
  4. polyresins
  5. polyresistance
  6. polyresistant
  7. polyrhizal
  8. polyrhythm
  9. polyrhythmic
  10. polyrhythmical
  11. polyrhythmically

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