薬やく剤ざい耐たい性せい

noun

drug resistance

Medical term referring to the ability of microorganisms, cancer cells, etc., to withstand the effects of a drug that would normally be effective.

• 抗こう生せい物ぶっ質しつの乱らん用ようは薬やく剤ざい耐たい性せい菌きんの出しゅつ現げんを招まねく。

  Overuse of antibiotics leads to the emergence of drug-resistant bacteria.

• この患かん者じゃは複ふく数すうの抗こうがん剤ざいに薬やく剤ざい耐たい性せいを示しめしている。

  This patient shows drug resistance to multiple anticancer agents.