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heterotransplantation Med. and Biol.|ˌhɛtərəʊtrɑːnsplɑːnˈteɪʃən, -træns-, -plænt-| [f. hetero- + transplantation.] The operation of transplanting tissue from one individual to another of a different species.
1905[see homotransplantation]. 1907Jrnl. Exper. Med. IX. 226 These heterotransplantations were attempted with the aim of ascertaining whether the vessels, in spite of the toxic action of the cat's blood on the dog's tissue, could..take over the function of the vessels removed. 1940Amer. Jrnl. Cancer XXXIX. 170 The direct heterotransplantation of tissues is rarely, if ever, successful among higher mammals. 1971[see homotransplantation]. |