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ˌbaɪ oʊ kəmˌpæt əˈbɪl ɪ tibio·com·pat·i·bil·i·ty

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  1. biocompatibilitynoun

    The ability of a material to perform with an appropriate host response in a specific situation.

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  1. Biocompatibility

    Biocompatibility is related to the behavior of biomaterials in various contexts. The term refers to the ability of a material to perform with an appropriate host response in a specific situation. The ambiguity of the term reflects the ongoing development of insights into how biomaterials interact with the human body and eventually how those interactions determine the clinical success of a medical device. Modern medical devices and prostheses are often made of more than one material so it might not always be sufficient to talk about the biocompatibility of a specific material. Indeed, since the immune response and repair functions in the body are so complicated it is not adequate to describe the biocompatibility of a single material in relation to a single cell type or tissue. Sometimes one hears of biocompatibility testing that is a large battery of in vitro test that is used in accordance with ISO 10993 to determine if a certain material is biocompatible. These tests do not determine the biocompatibility of a material, but they constitute an important step towards the animal testing and finally clinical trials that will determine the biocompatibility of the material in a given application, and thus medical devices such as implants or drug delivery devices.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of biocompatibility in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of biocompatibility in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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