chemoresistance

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English

Etymology

chemo- +‎ resistance

Noun

chemoresistance (countable and uncountable, plural chemoresistances)

  1. (biochemistry) The resistance of a cell to the actions of a chemical compound.
  2. (medicine) The resistance of a tumour to chemotherapy.