Definition of biocompatibility
:compatibility with living tissue or a living system by not being toxic, injurious, or physiologically reactive and not causing immunological rejection
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The company is tinkering with the gel’s formulation, assessing its efficacy and biocompatibility, designing an injection device, and refining the injection and reversal procedures.
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PurSil – aka silicone-polyetherurethane, part of a new class of copolymers – combines the biocompatibility of silicone with the processability and strength of thermal plastic.
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First Known Use of biocompatibility
1968
Medical Dictionary
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medical Definition of biocompatibility
plural biocompatibilities
:the condition of being compatible with living tissue or a living system by not being toxic or injurious and not causing immunological rejection
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