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heterograft

American  
[het-er-uh-graft, -grahft] / ˈhɛt ər əˌgræft, -ˌgrɑft /

noun

Surgery.

  1. xenograft.

heterograft British  
/ ˈhɛtərəʊˌɡrɑːft /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of heterograft

First recorded in 1905–10; hetero- + graft 1

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