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HETEROGRAFT
heterograft, xenograft
(noun) tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
heterograft (plural heterografts)
A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
Verb
heterograft (third-person singular simple present heterografts, present participle heterografting, simple past and past participle heterografted)
To perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
Synonyms
• xenograft
Source: Wiktionary
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