Allogeneic

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  • adjective. Being genetically different although belonging to or obtained from the same species.
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  • adjective. Genetically different because of being derived from separate individuals of the same species.
  • adjective. Of a reaction that occurs when cells are transplanted into a genetically different recipient.
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  • adjective. denoting or relating to cells or tissues from individuals belonging to the same species but genetically dissimilar (and hence immunologically incompatible)
  • Word Usage
    "Donnall Thomas, had shown that bone marrow, much like a kidney or liver, could be harvested from one patient and transplanted back—either into the same patient (called autologous transplantation) or into another patient (termed allogeneic transplantation)."
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