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graft-versus-host disease
[ graft-vur-suhs-hohst, grahft- ]
noun
- a reaction in which the cells of transplanted tissue immunologically attack the cells of the host organism, occurring especially in bone-marrow transplants.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of graft-versus-host disease1
First recorded in 1970–75
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