allograft
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8.6
- noun
- /ˈæl.oʊˌgræft/
- Specialized
:
alogreft
- Surgeons often use skin from a donor to create an allograft for patients suffering severe burns.
- renal allograft
- osteochondral allograft
- allograft recipients
They reject pig and human islet xenoor allografts.
- They reject pig and human islet xenoor allografts.
Examples
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There were no signs of osteolysis or cyst formation, suggesting no foreign body reaction to the allograft tissue.
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Of these, 2 had immediate thrombosis of the allograft and received a second cadaveric kidney transplant 8 and 10 months later.
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Lack of Association between Immunizations and Allograft Rejection
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The impact of delayed graft function on allograft survival is controversial.
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One additional patient lost his allograft after 42 months of follow-up and received a second cadaveric kidney transplant.
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If necessary, the radial head may be replaced with an allograft or a prosthetic replacement with a metallic implant.
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Several large-scale studies have reported no increased risk of allograft rejection or dysfunction in influenza-vaccinated SOT recipients.
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Two developed pancreas allograft thrombosis and received a second pancreas transplant 3 and 16 months after the KP transplant.
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Secondary bacterial infections, multi-organ failure, and chronic allograft dysfunction in lung transplant recipients have all been described.
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The major advantage of osteochondral allografts is the ability to replace large osteochondral defects in a single-stage procedure.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
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3.7
An organ or tissue moved from one person into another person's body
A tissue or organ taken from another person and put into a patient
Antonyms
- Specialized
Tissue moved from one part of a person's body to another part of the same person
How Self-Sourced
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Allograft comes from the Greek prefix allo- meaning 'other' and the familiar word graft, which gardeners use when they join one plant to another. So an allograft is a transplant of tissue or an organ from another person, which is why the word means donor tissue from someone else.