xenograft

9 letters in word "xenograft": A E F G N O R T X.

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• Definitions:
• The cells of one species transplanted to another species.
• Graft of a piece of tissue or organ from one individual to another of a different species.
• A surgical graft of tissue from one species onto a different species. e
• (xeno·graft) (zen´o-graft) a graft of tissue transplanted between animals of different species. Called also heterograft, heterologous graft, and heteroplastic graft.
• Tissue or organs from an individual of one species transplanted into or grafted onto an organism of another species, genus, or family. A common example is the use of pig heart valves in humans.
• A layer of pig skin placed over a burn wound after debridement to act as an artificial skin until an autograft can be placed.
• A graft between individuals of different species.
• a graft transferred from an organism of one species to one of a different species.
• A graft derived from one species for use in another species.
• the implantation of the organ of an animal into a human (Detail)
• heterograft: tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
• Xenotransplantation is the transplantation of living cells, tissues or organs from one species to another such as from pigs to humans. (See Medical grafting.) Such cells, tissues or organs are called xenografts (xenotransplants). The term allotransplantation refers to a same-species transplant.

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