Organ or Tissue Function
transplant rejection
Subclass of:
Host vs Graft Reaction
Definitions related to graft rejection:
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An immune response with both cellular and humoral components, directed against an allogeneic transplant, whose tissue antigens are not compatible with those of the recipient.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Failure of transplanted tissue to become functional or operational, often as a result of destruction by the host's immune system.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(transplant rejection) Cell-mediated immune response by the host body to a surgically grafted organ or tissue that results in failure of the organ or tissue to survive; can be acute or chronic.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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