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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A type of tissue graft in which the donor and recipient are of different species.

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  • noun A tissue graft taken from a species different from that of the recipient.
  • verb To perform a tissue graft using tissue taken from a species different from that of the recipient.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species

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