noun
histocompatibility
Technical term in biology and medicine referring to the degree to which tissues from one individual are accepted by another's immune system.
臓器移植では、組織適合性が重要な要素となる。
In organ transplantation, histocompatibility is an important factor.
Histocompatibility antigen; the specific molecules that determine histocompatibility.
Compound of 組織 (tissue) + 適合性 (compatibility). A calque of the English medical term 'histocompatibility'.