Heterograft


[het-er-uh-graft, -grahft] /ˈhɛt ər əˌgræft, -ˌgrɑft/

noun, Surgery.
1.
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/ˈhɛtərəʊˌɡrɑːft/
noun
1.
a tissue graft obtained from a donor of a different species from the recipient

heterograft het·er·o·graft (hět’ə-rō-grāft’)
n.
A type of tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of different species. Also called heterologous graft, heteroplastic graft, heterotransplant, xenograft.

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