Meanings
plural allografts
- medicineA surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species.
Synonyms: homograft
present singular third person allografts · participle present allografting · participle past allografted · past allografted
- To perform a transplant of this kind.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species.
More synonyms by meaning
nountissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élyos
- Proto-Hellenic*ál͏̌l͏̌os
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos)
- Englishallo-
- Englishgraft
- Englishallograft
Translations
Portuguese aloenxerto
- aloenxertotransplant between genetically different individuals of the same species
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allograft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/allograft
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