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tissue typing
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noun
identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
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Also called tissue matching.
Origin of tissue typing
First recorded in 1960–65
Words nearby tissue typing
tissue, tissue culture, tissue paper, tissue plasminogen activator, tissue type, tissue typing, tiswin, Tisza, tit, Titan, titanate
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