drug resistance

drug resistance

When a bacteria, virus, or other microorganism mutates (changes form) and becomes insensitive to (resistant to) a drug that was previously effective. Drug resistance can be a cause of HIV treatment failure.

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Part of Speech: noun
Synonym(s): resistance_₂₄
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Industry/Domain: Health care
Category: AIDS prevention & treatment
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