cross-resistance
noun
cross-re·sis·tance
ˌkrȯs-ri-ˈzi-stən(t)s 
: tolerance (as of a bacterium) to a usually toxic substance (such as an antibiotic) that is acquired not as a result of direct exposure but by exposure to a related substance
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cross-resistance
noun
cross-re·sis·tance
ˌkrȯs-ri-ˈzis-tən(t)s
: tolerance (as of a bacteria, malignant cell, or insect) to a usually toxic substance (as an antibiotic, chemotherapy drug, or pesticide) that is acquired not as a result of direct exposure but by exposure to a related substance
The history of drug resistance in falciparum malaria suggests that these compounds may also enjoy only a short-lived glory and that cross-resistance with related compounds can be expected.—
David J. Wyler, The Journal of the American Medical Association
David J. Wyler, The Journal of the American Medical Association… paclitaxel and docetaxel are being incorporated into adjuvant regimens on the basis of their antitumor activity in advanced breast cancer and the absence of cross-resistance with doxorubicin.—Charles L. Shapiro, et al., The New England Journal of Medicine
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