re·sis·tant

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• mul|ti|re|sis|tant — «MUHL tih rih ZIHS tuhnt», adjective. resistant to various antibiotics: »In the…intestinal tracts of cattle being fed a number of different antibiotics, multiresistant strains develop very rapidly (Manchester Guardian Weekly) …   Useful english dictionary

• wa·ter-re·sis·tant — …   Useful english dictionary

• Coupure de mot — Pour les articles homonymes, voir césure. En typographie et en orthographe, la coupure de mot, parfois appelée aussi césure, est l opération qui consiste à couper en fin de ligne un mot qui n’entrerait pas dans la justification. Cette… …   Wikipédia en Français

• waterresistant — wa|ter|re|sis|tant [wɔ:təri zɪstənt ] <indekl. Adj.> [engl. water resistant, aus: water = Wasser u. resistant = widerstandsfähig]: wasserdicht (Hinweis auf Uhren als Qualitätsmerkmal, oft in Verbindung mit Angabe der Wassertiefe, bis zu der …   Universal-Lexikon

• chemoresistance — The resistance of bacteria or malignant cells to the inhibiting action of certain chemical substances used in treatment. * * * che·mo·re·sis·tance ri zis tən(t)s n the quality or state of being resistant to a chemical (as a drug)… …   Medical dictionary

• seroresistance — se·ro·re·sis·tance ri zis tən(t)s n failure to attain seronegativity after intensive or prolonged treatment that results in subsidence of clinical symptoms used chiefly of advanced or congenital syphilis se·ro·re·sis·tant tənt adj * * *… …   Medical dictionary

• multiresistant — mul·ti·re·sis·tant .məl tē ri zis tənt, .tī adj biologically resistant to several toxic agents <multiresistant falciparum malaria> mul·ti·re·sis·tance tən(t)s n …   Medical dictionary

• physician's assistant — physician s as·sis·tant ə sis tənt or physician assistant n a specially trained person who is certified to provide basic medical services (as the diagnosis and treatment of common ailments) usu. under the supervision of a licensed physician… …   Medical dictionary

• resistant — re·sis·tant also re·sis·tent tənt adj giving, capable of, or exhibiting resistance often used in combination <a drug resistant strain of virus> …   Medical dictionary

• assistant — as·sis·tant (ə sisґtənt) one who aids or helps another; an auxiliary …   Medical dictionary