ALLOGRAFT

homograft, allograft

(noun) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient’s immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

allograft (plural allografts)

(surgery) A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species; a homograft or homotransplant

Verb

allograft (third-person singular simple present allografts, present participle allografting, simple past and past participle allografted)

To perform a transplant of this kind.

Source: Wiktionary



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