Xenograft Synonyms

zenəgraft, zēnəgraft
A graft of skin, bone, etc. from an individual of another species; heterograft
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. heterograft

Words Related to Xenograft

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. autograft
  2. allograft
  3. murine
  4. syngeneic

Xenograft Sentence Examples

  • When doctors cannot immediately use the individual's own skin, a temporary graft is performed using the skin of a human donor (allograft), either alive or dead, or the skin of an animal (xenograft), usually that of a pig.

  • Coxsackie B virus causes myocarditis and might endanger the pig heart in an immune suppressed recipient of a xenograft.

  • In human tumor xenograft models, treatment with XR5944 caused both partial and complete regression of large established tumors.

  • Where authorized, amendments were largely made to those parts of the programs characterizing later forms of xenograft rejection and its management.

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