xenograft


xe·no·graft

noun \ˈze-nə-ˌgraft, ˈzē-\

Definition of XENOGRAFT

: a graft of tissue taken from a donor of one species and grafted into a recipient of another species —called also heterograft — compare homograft

First Known Use of XENOGRAFT

1961

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