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xenograft

/ˈzɛnəʊɡɹæft/

xenograft noun: a tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.

Noun

xenograft (plural xenografts)

  1. A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
    • Likewise the survival of xenografts of rat megaislets transplanted into miceis extended by these special pretransplant culture conditions.1982, D. Faustman, P. E. Lacy, J. M. Davie, “Transplantation without immunosuppression”, in Diabetes, →DOI
    Synonyms:
    heterograft

Verb

xenograft (third-person singular simple present xenografts, present participle xenografting, simple past and past participle xenografted)

  1. To perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
    Synonyms:
    heterograft

Synonyms of xenograft

Forms of xenograft

Noun
pluralxenografts
Verb
third-person singular presentxenografts
present participlexenografting
past participlexenografted
pastxenografted

Origin of xenograft

From xeno- + graft.

Questions about xenograft

What does xenograft mean?
Xenograft means a tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
What part of speech is xenograft?
Xenograft can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce xenograft?
Xenograft is pronounced /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹæft/.
What is the plural of xenograft?
The plural of xenograft is xenografts.

Words near xenograft in the dictionary

  1. xenoglossophobia
  2. xenoglossy
  3. xenognosin
  4. xenognosins
  5. xenografic
  6. xenograft
  7. xenografted
  8. xenografting
  9. xenografts
  10. xenograph
  11. xenographic

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