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rejection
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rejection [ri′jek·shən]
(immunology)
Destruction of a graft by the immune system of the recipient.


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After loss of organ function due to chronic rejection, she underwent combined kidney-pancreas transplantation 5 years later, in 1990.
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Approximately 50% of the $5 billion spent annually in the United States on organ transplants is spent on post-transplantation immunosuppressive therapy and/or treatment of complications following transplantation, including acute and chronic rejection.
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