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histocompatibility antigen

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histocompatibility antigen
n.
Any of the genetically determined antigens on the surface of cell membranes that serve to identify a cell as self or nonself. These antigens determine whether a tissue graft will be accepted by an organ transplant recipient.
histocompatibility antigen
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biochemistry) a molecule occurring on the surface of tissue cells that can take several different forms. The differences between histocompatibility antigens are inherited and determine organ transplant rejection


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