Definition of histocompatibility
: a state of mutual tolerance that allows some tissues to be grafted effectively to others — compare major histocompatibility complex
Test Your Vocabulary
Great Words for Scrabble
-
- Which of the following Q-without-U words means the number five in cards or dice?

Test your visual vocabulary with our 10-question challenge!
TAKE THE QUIZ
A daily challenge for crossword fanatics.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share histocompatibility
Time Traveler for histocompatibility
The first known use of histocompatibility was in 1948
See more words from the same year