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heterograft

[het-er-uh-graft, -grahft]

noun

Surgery.
  1. xenograft.



heterograft

/ ˈɛəəʊˌɡɑːڳ /

noun

  1. a tissue graft obtained from a donor of a different species from the recipient

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Word History and Origins

Origin of heterograft1

First recorded in 1905–10; hetero- + graft 1

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