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xenograft
[zen´o-graft]a graft of tissue transplanted between animals of different species; called also heterograft, heterologous graft, and heteroplastic graft.
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xen·o·graft
(zen'ō-graft),A graft transferred from an animal of one species to one of another species. Compare: allograft, autograft, isograft.
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heterograft
(hĕt′ə-rō-grăft′)n.
A type of tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of different species. Also called heterologous graft, xenograft.
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xen·o·graft
(zen'ō-graft)A graft transferred from an animal of one species to one of another species.
Synonym(s): heterograft, heterologous graft.
Synonym(s): heterograft, heterologous graft.
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heterograft
A transplant of tissue taken from one species and grafted into another.Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005
heterograft
orxenograft
a transplant from one species to another.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005