graft-versus-host reaction
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graft-versus-host reaction — noun The reaction occurring when lymphocytes in a tissue graft respond to antigens present in the recipient which are not identical with those of the donor, resulting in attack and destruction of the host tissue (abbrev GVH) • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
Graft-versus-host disease — A complication of bone marrow transplants in which T cells in the donor bone marrow graft go on the offensive and attack the host’s tissues. Graft versus host disease (GVHD) is seen most often in cases where the blood marrow donor is unrelated to … Medical dictionary
graft-versus-host disease — noun : a bodily condition that results when T cells from a usually allogeneic tissue or organ transplant and especially a bone marrow transplant react immunologically against the recipient s antigens attacking cells and tissues, that affects… … Useful english dictionary
Transfusion-associated graft versus host disease — DiseaseDisorder infobox Name = Transfusion associated graft versus host disease ICD10 = ICD10|T|80|8|t|80 ICD9 = ICD9|999.8Transfusion associated graft versus host disease (TA GvHD) is a rare complication of blood transfusion, in which the donor… … Wikipedia
graft-versus-host disease — graft′ ver sus host′ disease n. pat a reaction in which the cells of transplanted tissue immunologically attack the cells of the host … From formal English to slang
graft-versus-host disease — /graft verr seuhs hohst , grahft / a reaction in which the cells of transplanted tissue immunologically attack the cells of the host organism, occurring esp. in bone marrow transplants. [1970 75] * * * … Universalium
graft-versus-host disease — GVHD a condition that occurs following bone marrow transplantation and sometimes blood transfusion, in which lymphocytes from the graft attack specific tissues in the host. The skin, gut, and liver are the most severely affected. Drugs that… … The new mediacal dictionary
graft-versus-host disease — GVHD. A reaction of donated stem cells against the patient’s tissue. Also called GVHD … English dictionary of cancer terms
reaction — 1. The response of a muscle or other living tissue or organism to a stimulus. 2. The color change effected in litmus and certain other organic pigments by contact with substances such as acids or alkalies; also the property that such substances… … Medical dictionary
host-versus-graft reaction — The normal lymphocyte mediated reactions of a host against allogeneic or xenogeneic cells acquired as a graft or otherwise, which lead to damage or/and destruction of the grafted cells. The opposite of graft versus host response. The common basis … Dictionary of molecular biology
