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ho⋅mo⋅trans⋅plant

[hoh-moh-trans-plant, -plahnt, hom-oh-]
–noun
allograft.

Origin:
1925–30; homo- + transplant

al⋅lo⋅graft

[al-uh-graft, -grahft]
–noun Surgery.
a tissue or organ obtained from one member of a species and grafted to a genetically dissimilar member of the same species.


Origin:
1960–65; allo- + graft
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Main Entry: al·lo·graft
Pronunciation: 'al-&-"graft
Function: noun
: a homograft between allogeneic individuals —allograft transitive verb

Main Entry: ho·mo·trans·plant
Pronunciation: "hO-mO-'tran(t)-"splant, "häm-O-
Function: noun
: HOMOGRAFTho·mo·trans·plant transitive verbho·mo·trans·plant·abil·i·ty /-"tran(t)-"splant-&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
ho·mo·trans·plant·able /-tran(t)-'splant-&-b&l/ adjectiveho·mo·trans·plan·ta·tion /-"tran(t)-"splan-'tA-sh&n/ noun
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allograft al·lo·graft (āl'ə-grāft')
n.
A graft of tissue obtained from a donor genetically different from, though of the same species as the recipient. Also called allogeneic graft, allogeneic homograft, homograft, homologous graft, homoplastic graft.

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allograft   (āl'ə-grāft')  Pronunciation Key 
A graft transplanted from a donor who is of the same species as the recipient but who is genetically distinct. Compare autograft, xenograft.
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