| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| biocompatibility |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bi·o·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b   -k m-p t-b l -t |
| NOUN: | The property of being biologically compatible by not producing a toxic, injurious, or immunological response in living tissue: As a result of its strength and biocompatibility, the material is often used in medical devices. | | OTHER FORMS: | bio·com·pati·ble —ADJECTIVE
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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