microchimera (English, noun)
expansion: microchimera (plural microchimeras)
Senses:
topics: biology
natural-sciences
glosses: A microchimeric cell
qualifier: human biology
glosses: A type of human chimera produced when fetal stem cells or maternal cells cross the placenta (fetal-maternal microchimerism) or following blood transfusion (transfusion-associated microchimerism) or organ transplantation.
Forms:
form: microchimeras
tags: plural
form: microchimaera
tags: alternative
form: microchimæra
tags: alternative