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histocompatibility

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. histocompatibility (noun)
  2. major histocompatibility complex (noun)

his·to·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty

noun
\ˈhis-(ˌ)tō-kəm-ˌpa-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\

Definition of HISTOCOMPATIBILITY

: a state of mutual tolerance that allows some tissues to be grafted effectively to others — compare major histocompatibility complex

First Known Use of HISTOCOMPATIBILITY

1948

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