allograft, n. Med. and Biol.
(ˈæləʊgraft)
[f. allo- + graft n.1]
A graft between genetically dissimilar individuals of the same species.
| 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. 1983 Nature 14 July 121/1 The way in which the maternal immune system is regulated during pregnancy to allow the survival of the fetal allograft remains unsolved. |
Also as v. trans., to graft or transplant between genetically dissimilar individuals of the same species; ˈallografted ppl. a.
| 1968 Transplantation VI. 65 The blood flow increase induced by acetylcholine in the allografted kidneys is shown. 1972 Brit. Jrnl. Surg. LIX. 541/1 The results obtained when both kidneys were allografted in the pig are described. 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. 1975 Ibid. 1 May 2/2 Allografted skin does not behave like vascularised organs. |