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resistant

adj re·sis·tant

Medical Definition of RESISTANT

:  giving, capable of, or exhibiting resistance—often used in combination <a drug-resistant strain of virus>

Variants of RESISTANT

re·sis·tant also re·sis·tent \-tənt\

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