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tolerance

In medicine, gradual increase of resistance to a drug's effects when it is taken over a long period. This means that more of the drug must be taken to achieve the desired effect.



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The US Food and Nutrition Board has prescribed neither a Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) nor an upper safe limit, but therapists normally suggest beginning with a dose of 500 mg to check individual tolerance and requirements.
The volume of water with which the patient''s colon is temporarily filled up varies according to individual tolerance.
Another possible cause of hot flashes has to do with the individual tolerance for temperature changes.
 
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