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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How does allograft compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

• allograft vs. xenograft

Example Sentences

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