pseudotolerance

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noun

A patient's requirement for an increased dose of a drug for reasons other than the patient's body having come to tolerate the existing dose.

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Meanings

nounpseudotolerance (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA patient's requirement for an increased dose of a drug for reasons other than the patient's body having come to tolerate the existing dose.

Origin

From pseudo- + tolerance.

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APA

pseudotolerance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotolerance

MLA

“pseudotolerance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotolerance. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudotolerance,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotolerance.

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