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histoincompatibility

noun his·to·in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
\ˈhis-(ˌ)tō-ˌin-kəm-ˌpat-ə-ˈbil-ət-ē\
plural his·to·in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ties

Medical Definition of HISTOINCOMPATIBILITY

:  a state of mutual intolerance between tissues (as of a fetus and its mother or a graft and its host) that normally leads to reaction against or rejection of one by the other
his·to·in·com·pat·ible \-kəm-ˌpat-ə-bəl\ adjective

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