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Foreign | |
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Term | Foreign |
Short definition | Food and Drug Administration (. |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
foreign - (pronounced) (For in) In medicine, foreign means something that comes from outside the body. A foreign substance in body tissue, such as B. a bacterium or virus, can be recognized by the immune system as not belonging to the body. This triggers an immune response. Other foreign substances in the body, such as artificial joints, are designed not to provoke an immune response
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