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allogenic

allogenic

9.5
From another person or animal, not made by the body itself
  • adjective
  • /ˌæl.əˈdʒɛn.ɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : alogénico
  • In addition, patients submitted to allogenic HSCT reported an HZV reactivation in proportions ranging from 41% to 59%.

Examples

  • They found no allogenic reactions and reported a 0.2% rate of infection necessitating removal.

    Academic text (1995)
  • For the experiment, scientists used allogenic cells to examine the immune response in the organism.

  • I just kinda like to know before I ingest allogenic drugs.

  • The researchers observed that patients who received allogenic grafts had a better recovery rate than those with autologous grafts.

  • In many clinical trials, allogenic sources of stem cells are used to treat various types of cancer.

Synonyms

exogenous
vsallogenic
  • Specialized
5 8.3

Coming from outside a person, place, or thing

is used for external origin in organisms or areas rather than general scientific use
exogenic
vsallogenic
  • Specialized
1 9.2

Processes that come from outside the ground and change the Earth's surface

is used for external origin in organisms, areas, or systems not just geology

Antonyms

autologous
  • Specialized
1 9.7

Taken from the same person for medical use

Surface Forms

allogenic positive

Morphology

allogenic = allo + gen + ic

This is a learned scientific term built from classical combining forms, but its specialized biological meaning is not recoverable for an average learner from allo- + gen- + -ic.

Etymology

Allogenic comes from the Greek parts allo- meaning 'other' and -genic meaning 'produced' or 'coming from' (you can see -genic in familiar words like photogenic). So allogenic describes something that comes from an outside source — for example, cells or tissue that come from another person rather than from a person's own body.