heterograft
English
Etymology
From hetero- + graft.
Noun
heterograft (plural heterografts)
- A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
Verb
heterograft (third-person singular simple present heterografts, present participle heterografting, simple past and past participle heterografted)
- To perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
Synonyms
- xenograft