syngeneic

 
Pronunciation: /ˌsɪndʒɪˈniːɪk, ˌsɪndʒɪˈneɪɪk/

adjective

Medicine & Biology
  • (of organisms or cells) genetically similar or identical and hence immunologically compatible, especially so closely related that transplantation does not provoke an immune response: the rejection by an animal of a syngeneic tumour graft proves that the tumour cells carry their own specific antigens

Origin:

1960s: from syn- 'together' + Greek genea 'race, stock' + -ic