- heterologous tumor
- heterotypic tumor a tumor made up of tissue different from the tissue it is growing in.
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heterologous tumor
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Heterologous tumor — Heterologous Het er*ol o*gous, a. [Hetero + Gr. ? proportion.] Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heterologous — Het er*ol o*gous, a. [Hetero + Gr. ? proportion.] Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs. [1913 Webster] {Heterologous … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heterologous stimulus — Heterologous Het er*ol o*gous, a. [Hetero + Gr. ? proportion.] Characterized by heterology; consisting of different elements, or of like elements in different proportions; different; opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heterologous — /het euh rol euh geuhs/, adj. 1. Biol. of different origin; pertaining to heterology. 2. Med., Pathol. consisting of dissimilar tissue, as that of another species or that of a tumor. 3. Immunol. pertaining to an antigen that elicits a reaction in … Universalium
tumor — 1. Any swelling or tumefaction. 2. SYN: neoplasm. 3. One of the four signs of inflammation (t., calor, dolor, rubor) enunciated by Celsus. [L. t., a swelling] acinar cell t. a … Medical dictionary
heterologous — het•er•ol•o•gous [[t]ˌhɛt əˈrɒl ə gəs[/t]] adj. 1) bio of unlike evolutionary origin, as apparently similar organic structures 2) med pat consisting of dissimilar tissue, as that of another species or that of a tumor 3) imu pertaining to an… … From formal English to slang
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autopheresis — au·to·phe·re·sis (aw to fĕ reґsis) [auto + pheresis] withdrawal of lymphocytes from a patient followed by in vitro incubation with autologous or heterologous tumor antigens and reinfusion into the original patient; the cells have increased… … Medical dictionary
Antigen — Each antibody binds to a specific antigen; an interaction similar to a lock and key. An antigen is a foreign molecule that, when introduced into the body, triggers the production of an antibody by the immune system. The immune system will then… … Wikipedia
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