heterograft

[ het-er-uh-graft, -grahft ]
/ ˈhɛt ər əˌgræft, -ˌgrɑft /

noun Surgery.

xenograft.

Origin of heterograft

First recorded in 1905–10; hetero- + graft1

Words nearby heterograft

heterogenote, heterogenous, heterogenous vaccine, heterogonous, heterogony, heterograft, heterography, heterogynous, heterokaryon, heterokaryosis, heterokinesis

British Dictionary definitions for heterograft

heterograft
/ (ˈhɛtərəʊˌɡrɑːft) /

noun

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

Medical definitions for heterograft

heterograft
[ hĕt′ə-rō-grăft′ ]

n.

A type of tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of different species. heterologous graft heteroplastic graft heterotransplant xenograft