isoimmunization

noun

iso·​im·​mu·​ni·​za·​tion
variants or chiefly British isoimmunisation
: production by an individual of antibodies against constituents of the tissues of another individual of the same species (as when transfused with blood from one belonging to a different blood group)

called also alloimmunization

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“Isoimmunization.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/isoimmunization. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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