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noun
A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: heterograft
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: heterograft
Antonyms: none provided
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: heterograft
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: graft, transplant
History
Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English graft English xenograft From xeno- + graft.
Across languages
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