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chi·me·ric | \ kī-ˈmir-ik 
, kə- , -ˈmer- \
, kə- , -ˈmer- \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
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