xenotransplant

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos

Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos)

Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der.

English xeno-

English transplant

English xenotransplant

From xeno- + transplant.

Noun

xenotransplant (plural xenotransplants)

2. An instance of xenotransplantation.

   Near-synonym: xenoengraftment

4. The graft (tissue or organ) transplanted in such an instance: Synonym of xenograft.

Synonyms

• heterotransplant (i.e., heterotransplantation or heterograft)

Coordinate terms

• autotransplant (i.e., autotransplantation or autograft)
• allotransplant (i.e., allotransplantation or allograft; homotransplant: homotransplantation or homograft)

Verb

xenotransplant (third-person singular simple present xenotransplants, present participle xenotransplanting, simple past and past participle xenotransplanted)

1. To carry out xenotransplantation.