Medical Dictionary
foreign
adj for·eign \ˈfȯr-ən, ˈfär-\
Medical Definition of FOREIGN
1
: occurring in an abnormal situation in the living body and often introduced from outside <a foreign body lodged in the esophagus>
2
: not recognized by the immune system as part of the self <foreign proteins>
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