mithridatism

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(mĭth'rĭ-dā'tĭz'əm) pronunciation
n.
Tolerance or immunity to a poison acquired by taking gradually larger doses of it.

[After MITHRIDATES VI, who is said to have acquired tolerance for poison.]

mithridatic mith'ri·dat'ic (-dăt'ĭk) adj.

(mĭth'rĭ-dā'tĭz'əm)
n.

Tolerance or immunity to a poison acquired by taking gradually larger doses of it.

mith'ri·dat'ic (-dăt'ĭk) adj.

Acquisition of immunity to a poison by ingestion of gradually increasing amounts of it.

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