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Vinony

xenograft

noun

  1. transplant from another species
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹæft/ / /ˈzɛnəʊɡɹɑːft/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English graft English xenograft From xeno- + graft.

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

    “Likewise the survival of xenografts of rat megaislets transplanted into miceis extended by these special pretransplant culture conditions.”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- English graft English xenograft From xeno- + graft.

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