Definition

A piece of tissue that is taken from one person and used to replace or repair tissue in another person of the same species.

Example

The surgeon used a homograft to repair the damaged heart valve.

Conversation

Did you hear about the surgery that uses a homograft?

No, what's that all about?

It's when they use tissue from a donor of the same species for a transplant.

Wow, that's really interesting! I didn't know they did that.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Homograft → It is formed from "homo-" (from Greek "homos", meaning same) and "graft" (from Old English "graeft", meaning to insert or implant). The word refers to a tissue or organ transplant from a donor of the same species as the recipient.

Memory Tip

Think of 'same' ('homo-') being 'inserted' ('graft') into another body — that's what a homograft means.

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