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heterograft

DEFINITIONS OF: heterograft

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

Synonyms:
xenograft
Type of:
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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