dechallenge

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verb

To stop administering a drug to a patient, to see whether its suspected effects cease to occur.

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Meanings

verbdechallenge (third-person singular simple present dechallenges, present participle dechallenging, simple past and past participle dechallenged)

present singular third person dechallenges · participle present dechallenging · participle past dechallenged · past dechallenged

  1. medicineTo stop administering a drug to a patient, to see whether its suspected effects cease to occur.

Origin

From de- + challenge; see drug challenge.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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