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Rejection
01
the action of refusing to approve, accept, consider, or support something
Examples
The author 's manuscript faced multiple rejections before finally being published.
02
the condition or experience of being refused, dismissed, or turned down
Examples
She felt deep sadness after the rejection from her dream school.
03
(medicine) the body's immune response against a transplanted organ or tissue, leading to an attempt to destroy or remove the foreign graft
What is "rejection"?
Rejection refers to the body's immune system attacking a transplanted organ or tissue because it recognizes it as foreign. This can happen after organ transplants, like a kidney or heart, where the immune system tries to destroy the new organ. To prevent rejection, patients often take medications that control and lessen the immune response and help the body accept the transplant.
Examples
The patient experienced rejection after a kidney transplant.
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