"dechallenge" meaning in English

See dechallenge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: dechallenges [present, singular, third-person], dechallenging [participle, present], dechallenged [participle, past], dechallenged [past]
Etymology: From de- + challenge; see drug challenge. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|challenge}} de- + challenge Head templates: {{en-verb}} dechallenge (third-person singular simple present dechallenges, present participle dechallenging, simple past and past participle dechallenged)
  1. (medicine, pharmacology) To stop administering a drug to a patient, to see whether its suspected effects cease to occur. Related terms: rechallenge

Inflected forms

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