heterograft

English

Etymology

From hetero- +‎ graft.

Noun

heterograft (plural heterografts)

  1. A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.

Verb

heterograft (third-person singular simple present heterografts, present participle heterografting, simple past and past participle heterografted)

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

Synonyms
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