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Main Entry: his·to·in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty
Pronunciation: 'his-(")tO-"in-k&m-"pat-&-'bil-&t-E
Function:noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: a state of mutual intolerance between tissues (as of a fetus and its mother or a graft and its host) that normally leads toreaction against or rejection of one by the other —his·to·in·com·pat·ible /-k&m-"pat-&-b&l/ adjective
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histoincompatibility his·to·in·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty (hĭs'tō-ĭn'kəm-pāt'ə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)
n.
A state of immunologic dissimilarity sufficient to cause rejection of homograft transplants.

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