cross-tolerance

[kraws-tol-er-uhns, kros-]

cross-tol·er·ance

[kraws-tol-er-uhns, kros-]
noun Physiology.
the resistance to one or more effects of a substance because of tolerance to a pharmacologically similar substance: a cross-tolerance of some alcoholics to anesthetics.

Origin:
1920–25
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Cross-tolerance is always a great word to know.
So is REM sleep. Does it mean:
a progressive wave of excitation over a nerve or muscle fiber that has a stimulating or inhibitory effect
a period of sleep during which most dreaming occurs as the eyes move under closed lids and the skeletal muscles are deeply relaxed
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