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HOMOGRAFT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft

Synonyms:

allograft; homograft

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("homograft" is a kind of...):

graft; transplant ((surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb homograft

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