xenograft

[zen-uh-graft, -grahft, zee-nuh-] /ˈzɛn əˌgræft, -ˌgrɑft, ˈzi nə-/

noun, Surgery

a graft obtained from a member of one species and transplanted to a member of another species.

Also called heterograft.

Origin

1960-65; xeno- + graft¹

British Dictionary definitions for xenograft

/ˈzɛnəʊˌɡrɑːft/

noun

another word for heterograft

xenograft in Medicine

xenograft xen·o·graft (zěn'ə-grāft', zē'nə-)
n.
See heterograft.

xenograft in Science

xenograft

(zěn'ə-grāft', zē'nə-)
A graft in which the donor and recipient are of different species. Compare allograft, autograft.