allogeneic

adjective

denoting or relating to cells or tissues from individuals belonging to the same species but genetically dissimilar (and hence immunologically incompatible)

Roots

allosallo- · Greek · other, different genosgene- · Greek · kind, origin ikos-ic · Greek · relating to

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