Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being genetically different although belonging to or obtained from the same species.
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- adjective genetics
Genetically different because of being derived from separate individuals of the samespecies . - adjective immunology Of a reaction that occurs when cells are
transplanted into a genetically different recipient.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective denoting or relating to cells or tissues from individuals belonging to the same species but genetically dissimilar (and hence immunologically incompatible)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Donnall Thomas, had shown that bone marrow, much like a kidney or liver, could be harvested from one patient and transplanted back—either into the same patient (called autologous transplantation) or into another patient (termed allogeneic transplantation).
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Donnall Thomas, had shown that bone marrow, much like a kidney or liver, could be harvested from one patient and transplanted back—either into the same patient (called autologous transplantation) or into another patient (termed allogeneic transplantation).
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Donnall Thomas, had shown that bone marrow, much like a kidney or liver, could be harvested from one patient and transplanted back—either into the same patient (called autologous transplantation) or into another patient (termed allogeneic transplantation).
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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Some companies, such as Celgene Corp, Pluristem Therapeutics Inc, Athersys and Mesoblast are developing so-called allogeneic products designed to be sold with the ease and scale of a traditional pharmaceutical.
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Some companies, such as Celgene Corp, Pluristem Therapeutics Inc, Athersys and Mesoblast are developing so-called allogeneic products designed to be sold with the ease and scale of a traditional pharmaceutical.
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Forty-one of these cases were "allogeneic" transplants, in which blood from one individual was used to treat another member of the family.
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Forty-one of these cases were "allogeneic" transplants, in which blood from one individual was used to treat another member of the family.
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This cell type could provide a source of material for an 'allogeneic' cartilage replacement therapy, whereby cells derived from donors can be taken and used to grow a large tissue bank of cartilage that can be stored and is suitable for insertion into patients with acute knee injuries.
The Engineer - News 2010
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This cell type could provide a source of material for an 'allogeneic' cartilage replacement therapy, whereby cells derived from donors can be taken and used to grow a large tissue bank of cartilage that can be stored and is suitable for insertion into patients with acute knee injuries.
The Engineer - News 2010
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Forty one of those cases were "allogeneic" transplants, in which blood from one individual was used to treat another member of the family.
THE MEDICAL NEWS 2009
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