microchimera

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noun

A microchimeric cell

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Meanings

nounmicrochimera (plural microchimeras)

plural microchimeras · alternative microchimaera · alternative microchimæra

  1. biologyA microchimeric cell
  2. human biologyA 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.

Origin

From micro- + chimera.

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APA

microchimera. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microchimera

MLA

“microchimera.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microchimera. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microchimera,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microchimera.

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