"multiresistant" meaning in English

See multiresistant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more multiresistant [comparative], most multiresistant [superlative], multi-resistant [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English resistant English multiresistant From multi- + resistant. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|multi-|resistant|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mel-der. Proto-Indo-European *ml̥tós? Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English resistant English multiresistant [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "good", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mel-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*ml̥tós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*moltos", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "multus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "multī", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "multi-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "multi-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "resistant", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "multiresistant", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="multiresistant"> From multi- + resistant. Head templates: {{en-adj}} multiresistant (comparative more multiresistant, superlative most multiresistant)
  1. (medicine) Resistant to multiple drugs (especially to multiple antibiotics). Synonyms: multidrug-resistant, MDR Related terms: multiresistance Translations (resistant to multiple drugs): multirezistentní (Czech), multirésistant (French), multiresistent (Swedish), đa đề kháng (Vietnamese)

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