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heterograft

[ het-er-uh-graft, -grahft ]
/ ˈhɛt ər əˌgræft, -ˌgrɑft /
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noun Surgery.
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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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