- immunological rejection
- immunological rejection,= immunological barrier. (Cf. ↑immunological barrier)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
immunological rejection
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immunological barrier — immunological barrier, the rejection by the body of foreign transplanted tissue … Useful english dictionary
rejection — noun 1. the act of rejecting something (Freq. 5) his proposals were met with rejection • Derivationally related forms: ↑reject • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑deed, ↑human action, ↑human activity … Useful english dictionary
Khodadoust line — A Khodadoust Line or chronic focal transplant reaction is a medical sign that indicates a complication of corneal graft surgery on the eye.[1] This medical condition is similar to organ rejection after an organ transplant, except that it involves … Wikipedia
Immune privilege — is a term used to describe certain sites in the body which are able to tolerate the introduction of antigen without eliciting an inflammatory immune response. Tissue grafts are normally recognised as foreign antigen by the body and attacked by… … Wikipedia
an|ti|re|jec|tion — «AN tee rih JEHK shuhn», adjective. designed to combat immunological rejection, especially in transplant surgery: »Doctors abandoned the operation because of high rejection rates. But the new antirejection techniques have revived their interest… … Useful english dictionary
biocompatibility — noun Date: 1971 compatibility with living tissue or a living system by not being toxic, injurious, or physiologically reactive and not causing immunological rejection • biocompatible adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
reject — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin rejectus, past participle of reicere, from re + jacere to throw more at jet Date: 15th century 1. a. to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use < rejected the… … New Collegiate Dictionary
biocompatibility — The relative ability of a material to interact favorably with a biological system. [bio + compatibility] * * * bio·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty kəm .pat ə bil ət ē n, pl ties the condition of being compatible with living tissue or a living system by not… … Medical dictionary
reject — re·ject ri jekt vt 1) to rebuff, repel, refuse to hear, or withhold love from esp to communicate negative feelings toward and a wish to be free of <parents who reject their children> 2) to subject to immunological rejection <rejected a… … Medical dictionary
bi|o|com|pat|i|ble — «BY oh kuhm PAT uh buhl», adjective. biologically compatible, especially so as not to cause immunological rejection … Useful english dictionary
