incompatibility

Noun
  1. The relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time (synset 113880242)
    is a type of: contradictoriness - the relation that exists when opposites cannot coexist
    same as: inconsistency, mutual exclusiveness, repugnance
  2. (immunology) the degree to which the body's immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue) (synset 113998484)
    referred to in: immunology - the branch of medical science that studies the body's immune system
    is a type of: physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
    subtypes:
    • histoincompatibility - incompatibility in which one person's tissue cannot be transplanted to another person
    • rh incompatibility - incompatibility of Rh blood types; a transfusion of Rh-positive blood given to a Rh-negative person (or vice versa) can result in hemolysis and anemia
  3. The quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination (synset 104721716)
    is a type of: characteristic - a distinguishing quality
    subtypes:

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