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microchimerism

microchimerism noun: the presence of a small number of cells in an organism that are genetically different from those of the organism itself; typically transmitted between a mother and fetus.

Noun

microchimerism (usually uncountable, plural microchimerisms)

  1. (usually) The presence of a small number of cells in an organism that are genetically different from those of the organism itself; typically transmitted between a mother and fetus

Forms of microchimerism

pluralmicrochimerisms

Origin of microchimerism

From micro- + chimerism.

Questions about microchimerism

What does microchimerism mean?
Microchimerism means the presence of a small number of cells in an organism that are genetically different from those of the organism itself; typically transmitted between a mother and fetus.
What part of speech is microchimerism?
Microchimerism is a noun.
What is the plural of microchimerism?
The plural of microchimerism is microchimerisms.

Words near microchimerism in the dictionary

  1. microchemotactic
  2. microchemotaxis
  3. microchimera
  4. microchimeras
  5. microchimeric
  6. microchimerism
  7. microchimerisms
  8. microchip
  9. microchipped
  10. microchippery
  11. microchipping

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