組そ織しき適てき合ごう抗こう原げん

noun

histocompatibility antigen

Technical term in immunology and transplant medicine. Refers to cell-surface proteins that determine tissue compatibility.

• 臓ぞう器き移い植しょくの前まえに、組そ織しき適てき合ごう抗こう原げんの型かたを調しらべる必ひつ要ようがある。

  Before organ transplantation, it is necessary to check the type of histocompatibility antigens.