homograft
- noun
- /ˈhoʊməˌgræft/
- Specialized
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homoinjerto
- The surgeon decided to use a homograft to repair the damaged heart valve, ensuring a better match for the patient's body.
Examples
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The defect was then closed in three layers with temporalis fascia, temporalis muscle tissue, and homograft septal cartilage.
Academic text (2007) -
This can be done with a homograft or any of the patient's own ossicles that need to be repositioned in the reconstructive process.
Academic text (1995) -
Homograft tympanic membranes from cadavers were first used by Chaleat, 16 Marquet 17.
Academic text (1995) -
After the injury, doctors recommended a homograft to replace the torn ligament from a donor of the same species.
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Using a homograft allowed the patient to recover faster, as the tissue came from a compatible donor.
Synonyms
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3.7
An organ or tissue moved from one person into another person's body
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7.0
To put living body tissue or an organ from another person into a patient in surgery
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8.6
A transplant of tissue or an organ from another person of the same species
Antonyms
- Specialized
Tissue moved from one part of a person's body to another part of the same person
How Similar
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Homograft joins homo- 'same' and graft 'join' or 'transplant', like grafting a branch onto a tree. So, a homograft is a tissue transplant from one person to another.