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Noun: heterograft  'he-tu-ru,grãft
  1. Tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species
    - xenograft

Derived forms: heterografts

Type of: graft, transplant

Encyclopedia: Heterograft