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xenograft

noun
/ˈzɛnəʊɡɹæft/

Etymology

From xeno- + graft.

  1. derived from γραφείον
  2. derived from graphium
  3. derived from greffe
  4. inherited from graffe
  5. prefixed as xenograft — “xeno + graft”

Definitions

  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.

  2. To perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the…

    To perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the recipient.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for xenograft. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA