heterograft

[ het-er-uh-graft, -grahft ]

/ ˈhɛt ər əˌgræft, -ˌgrɑft /

noun Surgery.

Nearby words

heterogenote, heterogenous, heterogenous vaccine, heterogonous, heterogony, heterograft, heterography, heterogynous, heterokaryon, heterokaryosis, heterokinesis

Origin of heterograft

First recorded in 1905–10; hetero- + graft¹

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British Dictionary definitions for heterograft

heterograft

/ (ˈhɛtərəʊˌɡrɑːft) /

noun

a tissue graft obtained from a donor of a different species from the recipient

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Medicine definitions for heterograft

heterograft

[ hĕt′ə-rō-grăft′ ]

n.

A type of tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of different species.heterologous graft heteroplastic graft heterotransplant xenograft