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HLA definition

HLA (āc̸h′el′ā′)

noun

any of certain inherited antigens present on the surface of nucleated body cells in humans, used in determining histocompatibility, susceptibility to certain diseases, etc.

Etymology: h(uman) l(eukocyte) a(ntigen)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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