microchimerism

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What does microchimerism mean?

The presence of a small number of cells in an organism that are genetically different from those of the organism itself; typically transmitted between a mother and fetus

Where does microchimerism come from?

Etymology tree English micro- English chimera Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English chimerism English microchimerism From micro- + chimerism.

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