medical Definition of chimeric
1
: relating to, derived from, or being a genetic chimera : containing tissue with two or more genetically distinct populations of cells
- chimeric mice
2
: composed of material (such as DNA or polypeptide) from more than one organism
- a chimeric gene
- … scientists have created so-called chimeric antibodies, using genetic engineering to fuse variable regions derived from mouse antibodies with a constant region derived from human antibodies.
- —Lawrence M. Fisher, The New York Times, 5 Mar. 1991
