graft-versus-host disease

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Definition of graft-versus-host disease

: a potentially fatal bodily condition that results when T cells from a tissue or organ transplant and especially a bone marrow transplant react immunologically against the recipient's antigens attacking cells and tissues

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But twice her body was attacked by graft-versus-host disease; her donor stem cells rejected by her body. — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, "Colts' Pierre Desir, Kenny Moore help pay for teen volleyball player's funeral," 18 July 2019 Donor stem cells can go on the attack post-transplant, a condition known as graft-versus-host disease. — Terry Tang, The Seattle Times, "Stem cell transplant cements Arizona men’s father-son bond," 10 Sep. 2018

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graft-versus-host disease

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Medical Definition of graft-versus-host disease

: a bodily condition that results when T cells from a usually allogeneic tissue or organ transplant and especially a bone marrow transplant react immunologically against the recipient's antigens attacking cells and tissues, that affects especially the skin, gastrointestinal tract, and liver with symptoms including skin rash, fever, diarrhea, liver dysfunction, abdominal pain, and anorexia, and that may be fatal —abbreviation GVHD

— called also graft-versus-host reaction

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