allograft

American  

[al-uh-graft, -grahft] / ˈæl əˌgræft, -ˌgrɑft /

noun

Surgery.

1. a tissue or organ obtained from one member of a species and grafted to a genetically dissimilar member of the same species.

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allograft British  

/ ˈæləʊˌɡrɑːft /

noun

1. a tissue graft from a donor genetically unrelated to the recipient

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allograft Scientific  

/ ăl′ə-grăft′ /

1. A graft transplanted from a donor who is of the same species as the recipient but who is genetically distinct.

2. Compare autograft xenograft

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Etymology

Origin of allograft

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

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• allograft vs. xenograft

Example Sentences

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allograft

Ultimately, the donor skin, called an allograft, must be replaced with an autograft, skin taken from another part of the patient’s own body.

From New York Times ● Dec. 12, 2019

The rate of early allograft dysfunction—a serious and potentially deadly complication of transplantation—occurred in only 10% of machine-stored liver recipients, versus 30% of those allocated ice-stored ones.

From Scientific American ● Apr. 19, 2018