isograft

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noun

A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically identical individuals (i.e. monozygotic twins).

Similar
syngraft
OriginEnglish graft ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos) →
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Meanings

nounisograft (plural isografts)

plural isografts

  1. A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically identical individuals (i.e. monozygotic twins).

    Synonyms: syngraft

verbisograft (third-person singular simple present isografts, present participle isografting, simple past and past participle isografted)

present singular third person isografts · participle present isografting · participle past isografted · past isografted

  1. transitiveTo perform a transplant of this kind.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA surgical transplant of tissue between genetically identical individuals (i.e. monozygotic twins).

Similar
syngraft

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Englishgraft
  4. Englishisograft

From iso- + graft.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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