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ALLOGRAFT

Dictionary entry overview: What does allograft mean?

• ALLOGRAFT (noun)
The noun ALLOGRAFT has 1 sense:

1. 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

Familiarity information: ALLOGRAFT used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ALLOGRAFT (noun)

Sense 1

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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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

allograft; homograft

Hypernyms ("allograft" 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)

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