paraspecific

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adjective

Serving as a remedy against conditions beyond those it is primarily used to treat.

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Meanings

adjectiveparaspecific (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineServing as a remedy against conditions beyond those it is primarily used to treat.

    Antivenoms may exhibit a range of paraspecific neutralizing activity. For example, the South African Institute for Medical Research's 'polyvalent antivenom', which is raised against the venoms of 10 species, has paraspecific activity against a further five species.

    2003, D. A. Warrell, Timothy M. Cox, John D. Firth, Oxford Textbook of Medicine, page 934

Origin

From para- + specific.

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paraspecific. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraspecific

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“paraspecific.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraspecific. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paraspecific,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paraspecific.

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