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tissue typing

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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Nearby words

  1. tissue paper,
  2. tissue plasminogen activator,
  3. tissue respiration,
  4. tissue tension,
  5. tissue type,
  6. tissue-specific antigen,
  7. tiswin,
  8. tisza,
  9. tit,
  10. tit for tat

Origin of tissue typing

First recorded in 1960–65
Also called tissue matching.
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