heterograft

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noun

Synonym of xenograft.

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xenograft
OriginEnglish graft ← Ancient Greek ἕτερος (héteros) ← Proto-Hellenic *hə́teros →
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Meanings

nounheterograft (plural heterografts)

plural heterografts

  1. Synonym of xenograft.

    Synonyms: xenograft

verbheterograft (third-person singular simple present heterografts, present participle heterografting, simple past and past participle heterografted)

present singular third person heterografts · participle present heterografting · participle past heterografted · past heterografted

  1. Synonym of xenograft.

    Synonyms: xenograft

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of xenograft.

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xenograft

verbSynonym of xenograft.

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xenograft

More synonyms by meaning

nountissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species

Similar
xenograft
Broader
grafttransplant
Also see
heterotransplantxenograft

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sḿ̥teros
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hə́teros
  4. Ancient Greekἕτερος (héteros)
  5. Englishhetero-
  6. Englishgraft
  7. Englishheterograft

From hetero- + graft.

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APA

heterograft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterograft

MLA

“heterograft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterograft. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heterograft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heterograft.

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