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homograft /ho·mo·graft/ (ho´mo-graft) allograft.
ho·mo·graft (hm-grft, hm-)
n.
See allograft.

homograft.
See allograft.

allograft [al´o-graft]
a graft of tissue between individuals of the same species but of disparate genotype; types of donors are cadaveric, living related, and living unrelated (see under transplantation). Called also allogeneic graft and homograft.

homograft,
homograft
allograft.


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It was intended to perform a new prosthetic valve replacement with a suitable sized (25-26mm) homograft because of the ongoing infectious process.
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