hetero graft

het·er·o·graft

[het-er-uh-graft, -grahft]
noun Surgery.

Origin:
1905–10; hetero- + graft1

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heterograft (ˈhɛtərəʊˌɡrɑːft) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a tissue graft obtained from a donor of a different species from the recipient

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heterograft het·er·o·graft (hět'ə-rō-grāft')
n.
A type of tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of different species. Also called heterologous graft, heteroplastic graft, heterotransplant, xenograft.

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