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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