allograftn.
/ˈaləɡrɑːft/, /ˈaləɡraft/, U.S. /ˈæləˌɡræft/ Medicine and Biology.
A transplant (of tissue or an organ) between genetically dissimilar individuals of the same species; (also) transplantation of this kind.
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the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > material > [noun] > transplant or graft
heterograft1909
isograft1909
homoeograft1913
homoeotransplant1914
heterotransplant1918
homograft1923
homotransplant1929
isotransplant1953
isograft1958
allograft1961
xenotransplant1968
the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > transplanting and grafting operations > [noun] > a transplant or graft > from individual of same species > genetically dissimilar
allograft1961
allotransplant1966
1961 P. A. Gorer et al. in Nature 25 Mar. 1025/1 ‘Allogeneic graft’ could, and probably will, be abbreviated to ‘allograft’.
1974 R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery ii. 34 Homograft..also known as an allo-graft..is a graft transferred to a member of the same species.
2002 L. Gold Good Hosp. Guide 137 David has been preparing for an allograft, or stem cell transplant from a donor, using cells from his brother, Richard, who proved to be a healthy ‘match’.
2009 Acta Biomaterialia 5 2142/2 There are many clinical options for treating bone defects, including bone allograft, bone autograft, biomaterial implants and amputation.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
allograftv.
/ˈaləɡrɑːft/, /ˈaləɡraft/, U.S. /ˈæləˌɡræft/ transitive. To transplant (tissue or an organ) between genetically dissimilar individuals of the same species. Also: to perform such transplantation upon (a person or animal).
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the world > life > biology > laboratory analysis > processes > [verb (transitive)] > transplanting or grafting
isograft1909
homoeotransplant1926
homotransplant1953
heterotransplant1962
allograft1965
xenotransplant1986
1965 Surg. Clin. N. Amer. 45 No. 2 408 The rate and intensity of the destructive reaction that is provoked when such tissues are allografted..may vary considerably.
1972 Nature 7 Apr. 314/2 Techniques have been developed at the Institute of Orthopaedics for allografting articular cartilage with varying amounts of underlying bone.
2010 Microvascular Res. 79 196/1 Balb/c aorta was allografted into the carotid artery of chimeric mice with bone marrow derived from Tie2-LacZ mice.
Derivatives
ˈallografted adj.
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1965 Surg. Clin. N. Amer. 45 No. 2 408 The ultimate fate of all such allografted tissue is the destruction of the viable cells of the graft.
1975 Nature 1 May 2/2 Allografted skin does not behave like vascularised organs.
2000 Cutting Edge: Encycl. Adv. Technol. 197/2 There are patients scattered across the world who have lived with an allografted kidney for more than 25 years.
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