noun
Meaning 1
Synonym of xenograft.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: xenograft
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
heterograft
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verb
Meaning 2
Synonym of xenograft.
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: xenograft
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: xenograft
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: graft, transplant
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sḿ̥teros Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros)lbor. English hetero- English graft English heterograft From hetero- + graft.