xenograft

English

Etymology

xeno- + graft

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹæft/, /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹɑːft/

Noun

xenograft (plural xenografts)

  1. A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
    Synonym: heterograft
    • 1982, D. Faustman, P. E. Lacy, J. M. Davie, “Transplantation without immunosuppression”, in Diabetes, →DOI:
      Likewise the survival of xenografts of rat megaislets transplanted into miceis extended by these special pretransplant culture conditions.

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Verb

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

  1. To perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
    Synonym: heterograft
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