microchimera

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

microchimaera, microchimæra

Etymology[edit]

micro- +‎ chimera

Noun[edit]

microchimera (plural microchimeras)

(biology) A microchimeric cell
(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.

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