homostatic

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adjective

Describing homografts which are inert when transplanted into the recipient.

OriginEnglish static ← Latin staticus ← Ancient Greek στᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivehomostatic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDescribing homografts which are inert when transplanted into the recipient.

    These grafts persist however as homostatic grafts and are completely replaced by host tissues in time.

    H. Conway, The Bulletin of the Hong Kong Chinese Medical Association, 13, 43
    1 more example

    The term homostatic graft might be applied to inert tissues such as bone and cartilage when transferred from one individual to another of the same species; and the term homovital graft might be used in reference to grafts whose cells must continue to grow and reproduce for the graft to be effective after similar transplantation.

    W. P. Longmire, J. National Cancer Institute, 14, 669

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Ancient Greekστᾰτῐκός (stătĭkós)
  7. Latinstaticus
  8. Englishstatic
  9. Englishhomostatic

From homo- + static.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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