Xenograft

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• xenograft — [zen′ə graft΄, zē′nəgraft΄] n. [ XENO + GRAFT] a graft of skin, bone, etc. from an individual of another species; heterograft: cf. ALLOGRAFT, AUTOGRAFT …   English World dictionary

• Xenograft — A surgical graft of tissue from one species to an unlike species (or genus or family). A graft from a baboon to a human is a xenograft. The prefix xeno means foreign. It comes from the Greek word xenos meaning stranger, guest, or host. (Xeno and… …   Medical dictionary

• xenograft — noun Date: 1961 a graft of tissue taken from a donor of one species and grafted into a recipient of another species called also heterograft compare homograft …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• xenograft — (zen o graft) A tissue graft between animals of different species …   Dictionary of microbiology

• xenograft — A graft between individuals of unlike species, genus or family …   Dictionary of molecular biology

• xenograft — /zen euh graft , grahft , zee neuh /, n. Surg. a graft obtained from a member of one species and transplanted to a member of another species. Also called heterograft. Cf. allograft, autograft, syngraft. [1960 65; XENO + GRAFT1] * * * …   Universalium

• xenograft — 1. noun A heterograft. 2. verb To heterograft …   Wiktionary

• xenograft — noun a tissue graft or organ transplant from a donor of a different species from the recipient …   English new terms dictionary

• xenograft — xe·no·graft …   English syllables

• xenograft — heterograft; n. a living tissue graft that is made from an animal of one species to another of a different species. For example, attempts have been made to graft animal organs into humans. Bioengineering techniques are now available to produce… …   The new mediacal dictionary