Etymology

isograft

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Today it means: A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically identical individuals (i.e. monozygotic twins). Full definition →

English graft ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
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  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Englishgraft
  4. English todayisograft

From iso- + graft.

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