graft-versus-host disease

noun

A medical complication following the receipt of transplanted tissue from a genetically different person.

Meanings

noungraft-versus-host disease (plural graft-versus-host diseases)

plural graft-versus-host diseases

  1. medicineA medical complication following the receipt of transplanted tissue from a genetically different person.

    Synonyms: graft-versus-host

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA medical complication following the receipt of transplanted tissue from a genetically different person.

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APA

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Chicago

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