counter-adaptation

A form of counteradaptation — The development of tolerance; the adaptation of the body's homeostatic mechanisms to counteract a drug effect.

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Meanings

nouncounter-adaptation (countable and uncountable, plural counter-adaptations)

plural counter-adaptations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of counteradaptation.
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APA

counter-adaptation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-adaptation

MLA

“counter-adaptation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-adaptation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counter-adaptation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counter-adaptation.

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