microchimera
Meaning
Noun
- A microchimeric cell
- 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.
Origin
Modern English dictionary
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