Microchimera
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Microchimera is a noun meaning (biology) A microchimeric cell.
Meaning
(biology) A microchimeric cell.
More Meanings
- (human biology) A type of human chimera produced when fetal stem cells or maternal cells cross the placenta (fetal-maternal microchimerism) or following blood transfusion (transfusion-associated microchimerism) or organ transplantation.
Word Forms
- microchimeras
- microchimaera
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include multichimera, chimera, chimerism, microchimerism, xenochimera, allochimera.
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