Home › Words › C › crossprotectioncrossprotectioncrossprotection means resistance to a virus following infection by a related one.EtymologyFrom cross- + protection.nounresistance to a virus following infection by a related oneDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.crossresistant 67% match — resistant (to a toxin etc) as a result of exposure to a similar material vs crossprotection →immunoprotection 60% match — protection against the affects of an antigen vs crossprotection →cytophylaxis 58% match — The protection of cells against cytolysis vs crossprotection →crossreaction 57% match — a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen vs crossprotection →protectotype 57% match — A serovar that provides protection from other serotypes vs crossprotection →crosstolerance 57% match — Tolerance to one drug as a result of tolerance to another. vs crossprotection →crossreactive 55% match — Describing a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen vs crossprotection →transreplication 54% match — replication of DNA between noncognate viruses vs crossprotection →