"MHC" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: MHCs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} MHC (plural MHCs)
  1. (immunology) Initialism of major histocompatibility complex. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: major histocompatibility complex Categories (topical): Immunology
    Sense id: en-MHC-en-noun-LyYt4IcZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: immunology, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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