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allograft

n. (context surgery English) A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species; a homograft or homotransplant

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allograft

n. 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 [syn: homograft]

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Where transplants between non-twin humans are called allografts, a transplant from one species to another is called a xenograft.

His name was Halidom and he favored allografts: the introduction of inert substances into the living face.