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We have one entry that includes the term histocompatibility-complex.
major histocompatibility complex
noun: a group of genes in mammals that code for cell-surface polymorphic glycoprotein molecules which display antigenic peptide fragments for T cell recognition and aid in the ability of the immune system to determine self from nonself —often used before another noun —abbreviation MHC compare HLA
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