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Definitions for xenograftˈzɛn əˌgræft, -ˌgrɑft, ˈzi nə-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

xen•o•graftˈzɛn əˌgræft, -ˌgrɑft, ˈzi nə-(n.)

  1. a graft obtained from a member of one species and transplanted to a member of another species.

    Category: Surgery

    Ref: Also called heterograft.

Origin of xenograft:

1960–65

Princeton's WordNet

  1. heterograft, xenograft(noun)

    tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species

Wiktionary

  1. xenograft(Noun)

    A heterograft.

  2. xenograft(Verb)

    To heterograft.

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