Usually means: Cells that survive antibiotic treatment.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. persister: Merriam-Webster
  2. persister: Collins English Dictionary
  3. persister: Wiktionary
  4. persister: Dictionary.com
  5. persister: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  6. persister: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. persister: Legal dictionary

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. persister: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. persister: Medical dictionary

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  1. persister: Idioms

(Note: See persist as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (persister)

noun:  Something that persists
noun:  (biology) Any organism that survives a period of extreme conditions, such as winter or is tolerant of normal antibiotics

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