a tissue graft obtained from a donor of a different species from the recipient
heterograft in American English
(ˈhɛtəroʊˌgræft)
noun
xenograft
heterograft in American English
(ˈhetərəˌɡræft, -ˌɡrɑːft)
noun
Surgery
xenograft
Word origin
[1905–10; hetero- + graft1]This word is first recorded in the period 1905–10. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: airway, aspect ratio, persona, push-up, revolving door
Examples of 'heterograft' in a sentence
heterograft
This study was conducted to analyse the fate of the heterograft after a minimum of 2 years of implantation.
Fernando Antônio Fantini, Bayard Gontijo Filho, Mário O Vrandecic, Juscelino TeixeiraBarbosa, João Alfredo Paula e Silva, Leonardo F Drumond, Eduardo Peredo Alcocer, MarceloF Castro, Arturo B Ferrufino, Flávio J Maciel, Maurício R Barbosa, Maria A Braga 1994, 'Substituição da aorta ascendente e arco aórtico por enxerto de pericárdio bovino:resultados a médio prazo Replacement of the ascending aorta and aortic arch by bovinepericardial grafts', Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgeryhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76381994000200002. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)