rechallenge
nounEtymology From re- + challenge.
A challenge made in return.
Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences The event of rechallenging as above.
verb, noun — 5 senses
Etymology From re- + challenge.
To challenge again.
To challenge in return.
Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences To try a therapeutic pharmaceutical drug, suspected allergen, or medical treatment on a patient a second or subsequent time, to see if the suspected effects of the treatment occur again. This is typically performed to confirm allergic or adverse reactions to allergens or medications, but may also be used to confirm beneficial treatments or to retry a probable beneficial treatment which did not appear to be effective previously.
Etymology From re- + challenge.
A challenge made in return.
Medicine, Pharmacology, Sciences The event of rechallenging as above.
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