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xenograft

American  
[zen-uh-graft, -grahft, zee-nuh-] / ˈzɛn əˌgræft, -ˌgrɑft, ˈzi nə- /

noun

Surgery.

  1. a graft obtained from a member of one species and transplanted to a member of another species.

xenograft British  
/ ˈzɛnəʊˌɡrɑːft /

noun

  1. another word for heterograft

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xenograft Scientific  
/ zĕn′ə-grăft′,zē′nə- /

  1. A graft in which the donor and recipient are of different species.

  2. Compare allograft autograft

Etymology

Origin of xenograft

First recorded in 1960–65; xeno- + graft 1

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