antibody-mediated rejection

English

Etymology

From antibody +‎ mediate +‎ rejection.

Noun

antibody-mediated rejection (plural antibody-mediated rejections)

1. (pathology) A type of tissue rejection after transplantation, where the host's immune system generates antibodies against the donated tissue.

Synonyms

• AMR (abbreviation)
• antibody-mediated transplant rejection (antibody-mediated transplant rejection)

Hypernyms

• transplant rejection
• host-versus-graft disease

Coordinate terms

• donor-specific antibody / DSA
• human leukocyte antigen / HLA

Derived terms

• AMR (abbreviation)