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histocompatible

histocompatible adjective: of two individuals, having compatible antigens, and thus being able to transplant organs.

Adjective

histocompatible (not comparable)

  1. Of two individuals, having compatible antigens, and thus being able to transplant organs.

Origin of histocompatible

From histo- + compatible.

Words formed from histocompatible

Questions about histocompatible

What does histocompatible mean?
Histocompatible means of two individuals, having compatible antigens, and thus being able to transplant organs.
What part of speech is histocompatible?
Histocompatible is an adjective.

Words near histocompatible in the dictionary

  1. histocompatibility
  2. histocompatibility antigen
  3. histocompatibility antigens
  4. histocompatibility gene
  5. histocompatibility genes
  6. histocompatible
  7. histoculture
  8. histocultured
  9. histocultures
  10. histocutter
  11. histocutters

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