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xenogeneic

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xenogeneic /xeno·ge·ne·ic/ (-jen-e´ik) in transplantation biology, denoting individuals or tissues from individuals of different species and hence of disparate cell type.
xen·o·ge·ne·ic (zn-j-nk, -n-, zn-)
adj.
Derived or obtained from an organism of a different species, as a tissue graft.
xenogeneic
[-jənē′ik]
Etymology: Gk, xenos + genein, to produce
1 denoting individuals or cell types of different species and different genotypes.
2 denoting tissues from different species that are therefore antigenically dissimilar. Also called heterologous. Compare allogenic, syngeneic.
xenogeneic [zen″o-jen-e´ik]
in transplantation biology, denoting individuals or tissues from individuals of different species and hence of disparate cell type. Called also heterogenous and heterologous.
xenogeneic
in transplantation biology, denoting individuals or tissues from individuals of different species and hence of disparate cell type.
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