heteroplasty

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noun

The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species

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

nounheteroplasty (plural heteroplasties)

plural heteroplasties

  1. The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species

Origin

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

From hetero- + -plasty.

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Translations

French hétéroplastie
  • hétéroplastiethe grafting of tissues between different individuals
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