Definition of Chimerism

1. Noun. (genetics) The property of being a genetic chimera. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chimerism

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Chimerism

1. The state of being a chimera. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chimerism

chimeraplast
chimeras
chimere
chimeres
chimeric
chimeric/humanised antibody
chimeric DNA
chimeric antibodies
chimeric antibody
chimeric molecule
chimeric proteins
chimerical
chimerically
chimerid
chimerids
chimerism (current term)
chimerisms
chimers
chimes
chimest
chimichanga
chimichangas
chimichurri
chimichurris
chiminage
chiminages
chiminea
chimineas
chiming
chimings

Literary usage of Chimerism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Cord Blood: Establishing a National Hematopoietic Stem Cell Bank Program by Emily Ann Meyer, Kristine M. Gebbie, Kathi E. Hanna (2005)
"While neutrophil recovery occurred at a median of 11 days in six patients (with one patient dying on day 55 with mixed chimerism but without neutrophil ..."

2. Xenotransplantation: International Policy Issues by N.Y) New York Academy of Sciences (Ne, Elettra Ronchi, New York Academy of Sciences, OECD (1999)
"chimerism and Graft Acceptance", Lancet 39, pp. l579,l582. ... "Donor Cell chimerism Permitted by Immunosuppressive Drugs is the Basis of Organ Transplant ..."

3. Biotechnology: Human Health and Nutrition, Bibliography January 85-December 92 by Daniel Cabirac, Robert Warmbrodt (1995)
"... 82 Chimeras 53 chimerism 48 Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase 47 Cholesterol 26, 44 Cholesterol acyltransferase 1 Choline 17 Chromosomes 5 Cloning 6, ..."

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