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Tolerance

tolerance

1. The ability to endure unusually large doses of a drug or toxin.

2. Acquired drug tolerance, a decreasing response to repeated constant doses of a drug or the need for increasing doses to maintain a constant response.

Origin: L. Tolerantia


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