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biocompatibility

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biocompatibility [bi″o-kom-pat″ĭ-bil´ĭ-te]
the quality of not having toxic or injurious effects on biological systems. adj., adj biocompat´ible.

biocompatibility
the quality of not having toxic or injurious effects on biological systems.

biocompatibility
1. The extent to which a foreign, usually implanted, material elicits an immune or other response in a recipient 2. The ability to coexist with living organisms without harming them


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