Letter D

Discordant

<B>1.</B> Showing discordance, lack of agreement.

A couple may be discordant for a sexually transmitted infection, with one partner having it and the other not.

<B>2.</B> In transplantation genetics, between different species.

A discordant xenograft is a transplant between members of very different species

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