chimera

chimera definition - medical

chi·me·ra (kī-mîrˈə, kĭ-)

noun
  1. One who has received a transplant of genetically and immunologically different tissue.
  2. Twins with two immunologically different types of red blood cells.

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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