XENOGRAFT

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

xenograft (plural xenografts)

A heterograft.

Verb

xenograft (third-person singular simple present xenografts, present participle xenografting, simple past and past participle xenografted)

To heterograft.

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FISSILE

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