xenogeneic
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Heterologous, with respect to tissue grafts, especially when donor and recipient belong to widely separated species. SYN: xenogenic (2), xenogenous (2). [xeno- + G. -gen, producing]
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xe·no·ge·ne·ic .zen-ō-jə-'nē-ik, .zēn- also xe·no·gen·ic -'jen-ik adj derived from, originating in, or being a member of another species <\xenogeneic tissue> compare ALLOGENEIC, SYNGENEIC* * *
adj.describing grafted tissue derived from a donor of a different species.* * *
xeno·ge·ne·ic (zen″o-jə-neґik) [xeno- + gennan to produce] in transplantation biology, denoting individuals from different species or tissues transplanted between species; called also heterogenic, heterogenous, and heterologous. See xenograft and see xenogeneic transplantation, under transplantation.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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xenogeneic — xen·o·ge·ne·ic (zĕn ə jə nēʹĭk, nāʹ , zē nə ) adj. Derived or obtained from an organism of a different species: a xenogeneic tissue graft; xenogeneic antibodies. * * * … Universalium
xenogeneic — Literally, of foreign genetic stock; usually applied to tissue or cells from another species, as in xenogeneic transplantation … Dictionary of molecular biology
xenogeneic — adjective Etymology: xen + geneic (as in isogeneic) Date: 1961 derived from, originating in, or being a member of another species … New Collegiate Dictionary
xenogeneic — adjective Derived from a different species and therefore genetically and immunologically incompatible … Wiktionary
xenogeneic — [ˌzɛnə(ʊ)dʒɪ ni:ɪk, neɪɪk] adjective Physiology relating to or denoting immunologically incompatible tissues which belong to individuals of different species. Origin 1960s: from xeno + Gk genea race, stock + ic … English new terms dictionary
xenogeneic — xe·no·ge·ne·ic … English syllables
xenogeneic — adj. describing grafted tissue derived from a donor of a different species … The new mediacal dictionary
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