Meanings
plural xenografts
- A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
Likewise the survival of xenografts of rat megaislets transplanted into miceis extended by these special pretransplant culture conditions.
1982, D. Faustman, P. E. Lacy, J. M. Davie, “Transplantation without immunosuppression”, in Diabetes, →DOISynonyms: heterograft
present singular third person xenografts · participle present xenografting · participle past xenografted · past xenografted
- To perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
Synonyms: heterograft
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
verbTo perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Hellenic*ksénwos
- Ancient Greekξένϝος (xénwos)
- Ancient Greekξένος (xénos)
- Englishxeno-
- Englishgraft
- Englishxenograft
Translations
German Xenotransplantat
- XenotransplantatA tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient
Cite this entry
xenograft. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenograft
“xenograft.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenograft. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xenograft,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xenograft.
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