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reject

vt re·ject \ri-ˈjekt\

Medical Definition of REJECT

1
:  to rebuff, repel, refuse to hear, or withhold love from; especially :  to communicate negative feelings toward and a wish to be free of <parents who reject their children>
2
:  to subject to immunological rejection <rejected a heart transplant>
re·jec·tive \ri-ˈjek-tiv\ adjective

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