Definition of Histocompatibility

1. Noun. Condition in which the cells of one tissue can survive in the presence of cells of another tissue. "A successful graft or transplant requires a high degree of histocompatibility"

Generic synonyms: Organic Phenomenon

Medical Definition of Histocompatibility

1. If tissues of two organisms are histocompatible, then grafts between the organisms will not be rejected. If, however, major histocompatibility antigens are different then an immune response will be mounted against the foreign tissue. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Histocompatibility

histiogenic
histioid
histioid
histiology
histioma
histionic
histo-
histo-blood group B transferase
histoangic
histoblast
histochemical
histochemically
histochemistry
histochemistry
histocompatibility (current term)
histocompatibility (current term)
histocompatibility antigen
histocompatibility antigens
histocompatibility antigens class I
histocompatibility antigens class II
histocompatibility complex
histocompatibility gene
histocompatibility testing
histocompatible
histocyte
histocytochemistry
histocytological preparation techniques
histocytosis
histodifferentiation
histofluorescence

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