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heterograft

American

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

noun

Surgery.

xenograft.

heterograft British

/ ˈhɛtərəʊˌɡrɑːft /

noun

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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