incompatibility
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- noun
- /ˌɪnkəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/
- Specialized
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incompatibilidad
- If the incompatibility is less severe, the hybrid may be born with a form somewhere between the two parents.
- blood incompatibility
- hybrid incompatibility
- genetic incompatibility
Examples
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Results of a study by Gohm, Humphreys, and Yao (1998) indicated that students gifted in spatial ability underachieve due to an incompatibility between the traditional curriculum and their individual learning style and interests.
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At this point, if it doesn't work, it's not rejection; it's incompatibility, and this is another whole topic.
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The blood incompatibility between mother and child was the likely cause of the jaundice.
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The young progenitor cells she injects into this matrix come from the recipient animal's own body, reducing the risk of incompatibility during the transplant.
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Understanding incompatibility in organ transplants is crucial to prevent the immune system from rejecting the new tissue.
Synonyms
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A combination of people or things that do not go well together
A mismatch between donor and receiver tissues that causes transplant rejection
A difference in Rh blood type between mother and baby that makes the mother's body attack the baby's blood
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A difference in Rh blood type between mother and baby that makes the mother's body attack the baby's blood
How Compatible
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Surface Forms
Morphology
incompatibility = incompatible (semi-transparent) = in + compatible + ity
This is a regular noun formation from the adjective 'incompatible'.
Etymology
Incompatibility comes from the prefix in- meaning 'not' and compatible meaning 'able to exist or work together'. So in medicine, incompatibility means the donor blood or tissue does not 'fit' the body and the body may reject it.