- xen|o|graft
- xen|o|graft «ZEHN uh GRAFT, -GRAHFT», noun.a graft of tissue taken from an individual of another species.
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Xen- (prefix) — Foreign or other. As in: {{}}Xenoantigen An antigen that is found in more than one species. Xenograft A surgical graft of tissue from one species to an unlike species, genus or family. Xenotransplantation Transplantation from one species to a… … Medical dictionary
xenograft — xen•o•graft [[t]ˈzɛn əˌgræft, ˌgrɑft, ˈzi nə [/t]] n. srg a graft obtained from a member of one species and transplanted to a member of another species Also called heterograft • Etymology: 1960–65 … From formal English to slang
xenogeneic — xen·o·ge·ne·ic (zĕn ə jə nēʹĭk, nāʹ , zē nə ) adj. Derived or obtained from an organism of a different species: a xenogeneic tissue graft; xenogeneic antibodies. * * * … Universalium
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Xeno- (prefix) — Foreign or other. As in: {{}}Xenoantigen An antigen that is found in more than one species. Xenograft A surgical graft of tissue from one species an unlike species, genus or family. Xenotransplantation Transplantation from one species to a… … Medical dictionary
