biocompatibility

biocompatibility
The relative ability of a material to interact favorably with a biological system. [bio- + compatibility]

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bio·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty -kəm-.pat-ə-'bil-ət-ē n, pl -ties the condition of being compatible with living tissue or a living system by not being toxic or injurious and not causing immunological rejection
bio·com·pat·i·ble -kəm-'pat-ə-bəl adj

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bio·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty (bi″o-kom-pat″ĭ-bilґĭ-te) the quality of being biocompatible.

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