het·er·o·graft (h t  -r -gr ft )n. A type of tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of different species. Also called xenograft. |
heterograft [ˈhɛtərəʊˌgrɑːft]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) a tissue graft obtained from a donor of a different species from the recipient
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| Noun | 1. | heterograft - tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species graft, transplant - (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient |
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