chimerism
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chi·mer·ism
(kī-mîr′ĭz′əm, kī′mə-rĭz′-)n.
The condition of being a genetic chimera.
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chimerism
(kaɪˈmɪərɪzəm)n
1. (Biology) a medical condition in which a person develops from two distinct embryos that could possess two genetically distinct sets of cells
2. (Biology) the condition in which a child contains cells that are genetically the mother's and which were exchanged in the womb
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chimerism
n quimerismoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.