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薬剤抵抗性 (やくざいていこうせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
drug resistance
Refers to the ability of microorganisms, cancer cells, or parasites to withstand the effects of a drug that would normally be effective. Used in medical, pharmacological, and biological contexts.
この 研けん 究きゅう は がん 細さい 胞ぼう の 薬やく 剤ざい 抵てい 抗こう 性せい の メカニズム を 解かい 明めい する こと を 目もく 的てき と し て いる 。
This research aims to elucidate the mechanism of drug resistance in cancer cells.
Kanji 薬 medicine, chemical, enamel Similar words 耐たい 性せい 耐性 is a broader term for resistance or tolerance, often used in biology and psychology. 薬剤抵抗性 specifically refers to resistance to pharmaceutical agents.
抗こう 生せい 物ぶっ 質しつ 耐たい 性せい 抗生物質耐性 is a more specific term for antibiotic resistance, a subset of drug resistance.
Etymology Compound of 薬剤 (yakuzai, 'drug, medicine') + 抵抗性 (teikōsei, 'resistance, resistivity'). The term is a modern technical coinage, likely influenced by English 'drug resistance'.
