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heterograft
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heterograft /het·ero·graft/ (het´er-o-graft″) xenograft.
het·er·o·graft (ht-r-grft)
n.
A type of tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of different species. Also called heterologous graft, heteroplastic graft, heterotransplant, xenograft.

heterograft.
See xenograft.

xenograft [zen´o-graft]
a graft of tissue transplanted between animals of different species; called also heterograft, heterologous graft, and heteroplastic graft.

heterograft,
heterograft
a graft of tissue transplanted between individuals of different species; a xenograft.


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Several different methods of grafting have been reported and compared, including those that involve fasciaform grafts, periumbilical superficial fascial grafts, fat grafts, human type IV collagen grafts, xenografts, and heterografts.
 
 
 
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