histocompatibility: Meaning and Definition of

his•to•com•pat•i•bil•i•ty

Pronunciation: (his"tō-kum-pat"u-bil'i-tē), [key]
— n. Immunol.
  1. the condition of having antigenic similarities such that cells or tissues transplanted from one (the donor) to another (the recipient) are not rejected. Cf. major histocompatibility complex.
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