rechallenge
/riːˈtʃælɪndʒ/
noun
- A second or subsequent challenge; an act of challenging again.
- The company faced a rechallenge from a new competitor.
- His rechallenge of the champion was met with excitement from the crowd.
- The team prepared for a rechallenge after their first attempt failed.
- In medicine, the act of readministering a drug or substance after a previous reaction.
- The rechallenge was done under close medical supervision.
- A positive rechallenge confirmed the drug was the cause of the rash.
- The protocol required a rechallenge to rule out other causes.
verb
- To challenge again; to test or confront someone or something a second time.
- The scientist wanted to rechallenge the experiment to confirm the results.
- He felt ready to rechallenge the record he had set last year.
- After losing the chess match, she decided to rechallenge her opponent the next week.
- In medicine, to administer a drug or treatment again after a previous adverse reaction, to see if the reaction recurs.
- Researchers rechallenged the volunteers with the allergen to study immune responses.
- The doctor decided to rechallenge the patient with a lower dose of the antibiotic.
- It can be risky to rechallenge a patient who had a severe allergic reaction.
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