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antimicrobial resistance

an-tee-my-KROH-bee-ul reh-ZIS-tents

ˌæntɪmaɪˈkroʊbiəl rɪˈzɪstəns

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antimicrobialresistance

Dictionary meaning

ability of microorganisms to withstand antimicrobial medicines; a global health crisis driven by overuse of antibiotics in humans and livestock; renders once-curable infections untreatable; abbreviated AMR

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