noun
histocompatibility antigen
Technical term in immunology and transplant medicine. Refers to cell-surface proteins that determine tissue compatibility.
臓器移植の前に、組織適合抗原の型を調べる必要がある。
Before organ transplantation, it is necessary to check the type of histocompatibility antigens.
Major histocompatibility complex (MHC); the genetic region encoding histocompatibility antigens.
Human leukocyte antigen; the human version of histocompatibility antigens.
Compound of 組織 (tissue), 適合 (compatibility), and 抗原 (antigen). A direct translation of the English term 'histocompatibility antigen'.