Medical Dictionary
histocompatibility
noun, often attrib his·to·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
\ˈhis-(ˌ)tō-kəm-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē\
\ˈhis-(ˌ)tō-kəm-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē\
plural his·to·com·pat·i·bil·i·ties
Medical Definition of HISTOCOMPATIBILITY
: a state of mutual tolerance between tissues that allows them to be grafted effectively—see major histocompatibility complex
—his·to·com·pat·ible \-kəm-ˈpat-ə-bəl\ adjective
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