Capable of existing together; acceptable to the body. This term is used to describe blood, organs, or tissue that can be transplanted or transfused into a patient’s body without being rejected. It describes a biodynamic process in which a material neither elicits an immune response nor is rejected by the host. Property of a material to elicit or perform without a negative host response (immune response or inflammation) in a specific application. In general, biocompatibility is measured on the basis of allergenicity, carcinogenicity, localized cytotoxicity, and systemic response.
Agreeable to or with the essential life processes of a cell, tissue, or organism.